country's most populous city. We examine the observed drought during austral summers of
2013/2014 and 2014/2015 and the related large‐scale dynamics. The 2013–2014
precipitation deficits were more concentrated in the state of São Paulo, while in 2014–2015
moderate deficits were seen throughout the region. We find that a persistent warm sea
surface temperature (SST) anomaly in the western tropical Pacific Ocean was an important …