We have been a very hot and dry late winter here in southeastern Brazil. Temperatures at Sao Paulo city have been commonly at 30 C and sometimes over during the past weeks, and air moisture has been unusually low, having reached around 15% several times during the past week, something unrecorded before. Overall the winter has been warm above average, with temperatures over 25C common at the coast during most days. We are still waiting for rain; low moisture levels have helped some (usually very humid) Atlantic forest areas to burn along the coast.--Fabio Olmos & Rita Cerqueira Ribeiro de Souza <guara@nethall.com.br>