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The state of Mato Grosso stands out in agriculture, which is crucial for the national scenario, occupying the first position in the ranking of grain production in the country. This research aims to analyze the climate, examining the precipitation and air temperature in the municipality of Sorriso-MT, during the period from 2003 to 2023. The data were obtained from the Meteorological Station of the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), located in the municipality of Sorriso, under the coordinates -12º 55º latitude, -55º 72’ longitude, 379.31m altitude. The maximum volumes of average monthly precipitation during the rainy season occurred in the months of January (234.8.7 mm), February (305.20 mm) and December (267.40 mm), while the lowest volumes were recorded in July (3.30 mm) during the dry season. The average annual air temperature in the municipality of Sorriso/MT did not exceed 25.9 °C. The months with the lowest temperatures were: January, February, June and July. However, September was the month with the highest average air temperature, reaching 27.7 °C, thus gradually declining, reaching 25.3 °C in December. According to the criteria proposed by Koeppen, in Sorriso, in the period between 2003 and 2023, the climate is classified as climate zone A, specific variety w, rainy tropical climate with a dry season in winter and a rainy season in autumn, with the following description: Aw. In the last four years, there was a decrease in accumulated annual precipitation compared to the average of the 21 years analyzed; in addition, an increasing trend in air temperature was observed in most of the last nine years.
