Category: Cold spells affecting Fiji

Cold spell occuring from January 12 2026 to January 16 2026 at -13.5°S 176.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Fiji

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 12 2026 to January 16 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.6 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 176.0°E

Area affected: 68574 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jan-12_to_2026-Jan-16_176.0_-13.5

Cold spell occuring from December 24 2021 to December 29 2021 at -16.5°S 178.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Fiji

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 24 2021 to December 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -0.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 178.0°E

Area affected: 200340 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2021-Dec-24_to_2021-Dec-29_178.0_-16.5

Cold spell occuring from April 03 2021 to April 09 2021 at -23.0°S 185.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Fiji
  • Tonga

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 03 2021 to April 09 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.1 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 185.5°E

Area affected: 433561 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2021-Apr-03_to_2021-Apr-09_185.5_-23.0

Cold spell occuring from March 07 2021 to March 26 2021 at -21.5°S 176.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Fiji
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu

Duration: 20 days

Time span: March 07 2021 to March 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 20.0 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 176.0°E

Area affected: 4237184 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2021-Mar-07_to_2021-Mar-26_176.0_-21.5

Cold spell occuring from February 09 2021 to March 02 2021 at -16.5°S 196.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • Tonga

Duration: 22 days

Time span: February 09 2021 to March 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.1 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 196.0°E

Area affected: 3061534 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2021-Feb-09_to_2021-Mar-02_196.0_-16.5