Climate Trends in Samoa

Meteorology Division

Increase in extreme high air temperatures

Increase in extreme rainfall

For a 300mm rainfall event, Apia has return period of 10years and a 5 years for Afiamalu.

Increase number of droughts

Increase in Sea Level

Daily sea level for Apia (1993 to 2005 ), relative to mean sea level. Also shown is the linear trend in sea level over the same period (3.7mm)

Increase in extreme water temperatures (influenced by ENSO)

Increase in damaging winds

Annual maximum wind gusts recorded at Apia for the period from 1993 to 2005. There is a large inter annual variability and the maximum gust of 61 knots (31.2m/s) was recorded in January 2004 during Cyclone Heta.

Tropical Cyclones