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: 6 days

Time span: October 04 2021 to October 09 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.6 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 213.5°E

Area affected: 124775 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-Oct-04_to_2021-Oct-09_213.5_-16.0

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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: September 22 2021 to September 25 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.5 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 211.5°E

Area affected: 297599 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-Sep-22_to_2021-Sep-25_211.5_-16.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• French Polynesia

Duration: 19 days

Time span: August 17 2021 to September 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.6 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 226.5°E

Area affected: 2684745 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-Aug-17_to_2021-Sep-04_226.5_-14.0

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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: April 19 2021 to April 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.3 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 213.5°E

Area affected: 757300 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-19_to_2021-Apr-27_213.5_-20.0

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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: December 18 2020 to December 24 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 214.0°E

Area affected: 276341 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_2020-Dec-18_to_2020-Dec-24_214.0_-15.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• French Polynesia

Duration: 14 days

Time span: November 03 2020 to November 16 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.5 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 202.0°E

Area affected: 750467 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_2020-Nov-03_to_2020-Nov-16_202.0_-14.0

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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: June 02 2020 to June 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.2 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 210.0°E

Area affected: 656429 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_2020-Jun-02_to_2020-Jun-07_210.0_-18.0

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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: April 21 2020 to April 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 25.1 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 214.5°E

Area affected: 205488 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_2020-Apr-21_to_2020-Apr-25_214.5_-15.5