Peru recorded extreme weather events in 2024

The National Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Peru (Senamhi) reported that, during 2024, the country experienced a series of extreme weather events. This year stood out as the warmest in the last six decades, with phenomena such as prolonged droughts, forest fires, heavy rains and severe frosts. Warmest year in history The year 2024 was consolidated as the warmest in the last 61 years, with a national average temperature of 20.29 ° C, exceeding the historical average by +1.18 ° C. On October 26, the Tingo de Ponaza station (San Martín) reached 41.8 ° C, equaling the national record recorded in Aramango (Amazonas) on 10/31/2022. The Cajamarca region was the most affected, recording 8 historical temperature peaks, while the longest heat waves occurred in La Pampilla (Arequipa) and Huarmey (Áncash), with 45 consecutive days and 55 nights of intense heat, respectively. Thermal anomalies were more pronounced in the central highlands, southwestern highlands and the high ...