An overview of the present climate in the tropical South Pacific Islands, with an outlook for the coming months, to assist in dissemination of climate information in the Pacific region.
Sources of South Pacific rainfall data
Most dynamical climate models monitored by NIWA indicate the tropical Pacific will be in a La Niña state over the coming 6 months...
Introduction to Island Climate Update 119 - August 2010
During August – October 2010, suppressed convection is likely in the southwest Pacific encompassing the Marquesas, the Tuamotu Archipelago, Eastern Kiribati, Pitcairn Island, and Western Kiribati.
In the middle of the 2009/10 Tropical Cyclone (TC) season, Oli showed its power in French Polynesia by inducing strong swells and made a direct impact on the island of Tubuai. TC Oli crossed more than five thousand kilometers between 1 February and 6 February while in transit through the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
TC Oli reached Category 2 status, and passed near Mopelia Island and then to the southwest of the Windward Islands before closing on Tahiti and Moorea late on 3 February.