Category: Cold spells affecting French Polynesia

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• French Polynesia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 08 2025 to December 11 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.5 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 209.5°E

Area affected: 57611 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_2025-Dec-08_to_2025-Dec-11_209.5_-22.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• French Polynesia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: October 10 2025 to October 15 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.1 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 212.0°E

Area affected: 222137 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_2025-Oct-10_to_2025-Oct-15_212.0_-15.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• French Polynesia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 28 2025 to August 01 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.1 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 213.0°E

Area affected: 568551 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_2025-Jul-28_to_2025-Aug-01_213.0_-22.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• French Polynesia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 29 2024 to August 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.4 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 211.5°E

Area affected: 1631474 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_2024-Jul-29_to_2024-Aug-04_211.5_-19.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• French Polynesia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 18 2024 to June 20 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.7 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 210.5°E

Area affected: 64593 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_2024-Jun-18_to_2024-Jun-20_210.5_-17.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• French Polynesia

Duration: 16 days

Time span: January 19 2024 to February 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 210.0°E

Area affected: 965649 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_2024-Jan-19_to_2024-Feb-03_210.0_-23.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• French Polynesia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 20 2023 to December 28 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.2 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 202.0°E

Area affected: 594237 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_2023-Dec-20_to_2023-Dec-28_202.0_-22.0