April
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.
Number 67 – April 2006
March’s climate
Double Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) evident in March; South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) much further south than average
Suppressed convection over Western and Eastern Kiribati, extending towards Samoa
Rainfall above average in the Southern Cook Islands and the Marquesas Islands; below average over much of Fiji, northern Tonga, and the Society