16 April 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 79 – April 2007
March’s climate
- South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) near its normal location,, with enhanced convection from the region south of the Solomon Islands east to central and southern French Polynesia.
- Extremely wet in Niue, and very high rainfall in the Southern Cook Islands and parts of Fiji and Tonga
- Suppressed convection affecting Nauru, the Northern Cook Islands and parts of Eastern Kiribati
- Much warmer than normal in parts of Tuvalu and central French Polynesia
- Six tropical cyclones this season
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and seasonal rainfall forecasts
- Tropical Pacific showing some signs of move towards a La Niña
- Tuamotu Islands are expected to experience above average rainfall
- Below average rainfall for Eastern Kiribati
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