Warming and wetting signals emerging from analysis of changes in climate extreme indices over South America

► Strong evidence for warming, wetting and intensified rainfall in South America ► Cold (warm) extremes are decreasing (increasing) over the 1950-2010 period. ► Local trends are spatially more coherent for temperature than for precipitation. ► Precipitation is increasing, with SE South America and Amazonia contributing more. ► Intensification of heavy rainy events over eastern part of the continent is found.