Tropical downpours cut northern irradiance as southern heat lifts sunshine in South America

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that January in South America featured dramatic weather contrasts with persistent floods and cloud cover in northern regions sharply reducing solar irradiance, while extreme heat, drought and wildfires in the south boosted sunlight yet also generated aerosol smoke that complicated irradiance outcomes. Severe storms, tornadoes and industrial fires further punctuated the month's highly variable irradiance patterns across the continent.January brought a month of sharp contrasts for South America, with floods in the north, intense ...

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