28 February 2007
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 72 – September 2006
August’s climate
- South Pacifi c Convergence Zone (SPCZ) more active west of the Date Line
- Exceptionally high rainfall in parts of Niue
- Wet weather persists in the Southern Cook Islands and central French Polynesia
- Temperature: above average in Tonga and northern French Polynesia; below average in parts of New Caledonia
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and seasonal rainfall forecasts
- Weak warm ENSO event likely by the end of 2006
- Near or below average rainfall expected over New Caledonia and the Marquesas Islands
- Enhanced convection likely from the Solomon Islands to Western and Eastern Kiribati, and from the Southern Cook Islands eastwards to Pitcairn Island including Society and Austral Islands
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