1. Climate Trends in Samoa
Meteorology Division

2. Increase in extreme high air temperatures

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

4. Increase number of droughts

5. 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)

6. Increase in extreme water temperatures (influenced by ENSO)

7. Increase in damaging winds
Annual maximum wind gusts recorded at Apia for the period from 1993 to 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.

8. Tropical Cyclones