▁in ▁the ▁north . ▁Other ▁models ▁usually ▁appear ▁only ▁C f . ▁Pal mas ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁col dest ▁city ▁of ▁Par an á ▁by ▁the ▁meteor ological ▁organ ▁S IME PAR , ▁with ▁more ▁frequent ▁snow . ▁ ▁Tem per ature ▁and ▁precip itation ▁ ▁The ▁temperature ▁variation ▁N W - SE ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁characteristic , ▁changing ▁towards ▁the ▁south ▁when ▁it ▁reaches ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Par an á . ▁The ▁temperature ▁var ies ▁from ▁ 2 2 . 9   ° C ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁( e . g . ▁Lo anda ) ▁to ▁below ▁ 1 6 . 5   ° C ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁( e . g . ▁Pal mas ). ▁P reci p itation ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 2 0 0   mm ▁( e . g . ▁Jac are z inho ) ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁fr inge ▁of ▁the ▁extreme ▁north ▁and ▁n ortheast ▁going ▁above ▁ 1 8 0 0   mm ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁( e . g . ▁P ato ▁Bran co ), ▁therefore ▁an ▁NE - SE ▁variation , ▁although ▁it ▁extends ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁( border ▁with ▁São ▁Paulo ) ▁the ▁lower ▁precip itation . ▁F oz ▁do ▁I gu a çu ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁thermal ▁amplit udes ▁of ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Par an á ▁by ▁its ▁position ▁more ▁interior ▁than ▁several ▁other ▁municipal ities . ▁A verage ▁temper atures ▁can ▁vary ▁by