There were inconsistent trends and insufficient data coverage on extreme temperatures and precipitation , but an increase in the frequency of meteorological droughts was observed with medium confidence . An increase in precipitation in Trelew, no change for Comodoro Rivadavia, both stations located in eastern Patagonia, and negative trends in austral summer rainfall in the southern Andes were observed . Chile's wildfires in Patagonia  have grown at an alarming rate . Decreasing rainfall patterns in Punta Arenas is closely associated with variability at interannual to inter-decadal time scales of the main forcing system of climate in Patagonia. Snow cover extension  and snow cover duration decreased by an average of approximately 13 + 2% and 43 + 20 d respectively from 2000 to 2016, due to warming rather than drying . In particular, analysis of spatial patterns of SCE indicates a slightly greater reduction on the eastern side  of the Andes Cordillera compared to the western side . According to the longest time series of glacier mass balance data in the Southern Hemisphere, the Echaurren Norte glacier lost 65% of its original area in the period 1955-2015 and disaggregated into two ice bodies in the late 1990s .
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