Warm to Cold Record Ratio: French Polynesia

157 record highs and 63 record lows were set in French Polynesia in 2026, a ratio of 2.5 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

In 2026, 157 record highs and 63 record lows were set in French Polynesia, a warm to cold ratio of 2.5 to 1.
So far this year, 157 record highs and 63 record lows have been set in French Polynesia, a ratio of 2.5 to 1.
The ratio in French Polynesia was 4.3 to 1 in the 2000s and 3.2 to 1 in the 2020s.
The series starts in 2009.
A ratio of 1 to 1 means as many record highs as record lows; above 1 means more record highs.

Ratio by Year

Record highs divided by record lows

Record highs divided by record lows for each year in French Polynesia, from 2009 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split.

Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, French Polynesia
Year	Highs to lows
2009	4.3 to 1
2010	3.8 to 1
2011	1.3 to 1
2012	1.9 to 1
2013	1.3 to 1
2014	2.5 to 1
2015	2.3 to 1
2016	5.2 to 1
2017	5.4 to 1
2018	2.4 to 1
2019	1.9 to 1
2020	4.5 to 1
2021	5.6 to 1
2022	1.1 to 1
2023	4.9 to 1
2024	2.8 to 1
2025	4.6 to 1
2026	2.5 to 1

Ratio by Decade

Decade ratios in French Polynesia: 2000s 4.3 to 1, 2010s 2.4 to 1, 2020s 3.2 to 1. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.

Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2026

Running totals of record highs and record lows in French Polynesia through 2026: 157 highs against 63 lows so far.

Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, French Polynesia
Date	Record highs	Record lows
2026-01-03	0	1
2026-01-21	1	1
2026-01-22	2	1
2026-01-27	2	2
2026-02-04	3	2
2026-02-09	4	2
2026-02-10	5	2
2026-02-12	6	2
2026-02-14	8	2
2026-02-15	10	2
2026-02-17	11	2
2026-02-18	12	2
2026-02-23	13	2
2026-02-24	15	2
2026-02-25	17	2
2026-03-05	18	2
2026-03-09	19	2
2026-03-16	21	2
2026-03-18	22	2
2026-03-20	22	3
2026-03-22	23	3
2026-03-23	24	3
2026-04-02	24	4
2026-04-03	26	4
2026-04-04	29	4
2026-04-06	30	4
2026-04-08	31	4
2026-04-10	31	5
2026-04-12	32	5
2026-04-13	33	5
2026-04-16	33	6
2026-04-17	34	6
2026-04-18	35	6
2026-04-19	36	6
2026-04-21	37	6
2026-04-22	37	7
2026-04-24	37	8
2026-04-25	37	9
2026-04-26	38	9
2026-04-27	39	9
2026-04-29	41	9
2026-04-30	42	9
2026-05-01	44	9
2026-05-02	45	9
2026-05-03	46	9
2026-05-04	47	10
2026-05-05	48	10
2026-05-07	50	10
2026-05-08	51	10
2026-05-09	52	10
2026-05-17	54	10
2026-05-18	54	12
2026-05-19	55	12
2026-05-21	56	12
2026-05-22	57	12
2026-05-23	59	12
2026-05-25	61	12
2026-05-26	62	12
2026-05-27	64	12
2026-05-29	65	12
2026-05-30	67	12
2026-06-01	68	13
2026-06-02	70	13
2026-06-04	73	13
2026-06-05	73	14
2026-06-07	73	15
2026-06-10	75	16
2026-06-11	76	16
2026-06-13	77	16
2026-06-23	78	16
2026-06-24	80	16
2026-06-28	80	17
2026-06-30	80	18
2026-07-03	81	18
2026-07-04	82	18
2026-07-06	84	18
2026-07-08	85	19
2026-07-10	86	19
2026-07-12	87	19
2026-07-13	87	20
2026-07-14	88	21
2026-07-16	88	22
2026-07-17	89	22
2026-07-18	91	23
2026-07-19	93	24
2026-07-20	94	24
2026-07-21	96	25
2026-07-22	98	25
2026-07-23	100	26
2026-07-24	101	26
2026-07-25	102	26
2026-07-26	103	26
2026-07-27	105	26
2026-07-28	107	26
2026-07-29	110	27
2026-07-30	112	27
2026-07-31	113	27
2026-08-01	114	28
2026-08-02	116	28
2026-08-03	118	29
2026-08-04	119	29
2026-08-05	120	29
2026-08-06	122	29
2026-08-07	124	29
2026-08-08	125	29
2026-08-09	128	29
2026-08-10	130	30
2026-08-11	132	31
2026-08-12	133	31
2026-08-13	134	31
2026-08-14	135	31
2026-08-15	136	31
2026-08-16	138	31
2026-08-17	138	33
2026-08-18	139	33
2026-08-20	140	33
2026-08-22	140	34
2026-08-23	140	35
2026-08-24	141	35
2026-08-25	142	37
2026-08-26	143	37
2026-08-27	144	37
2026-08-30	145	37
2026-08-31	146	37
2026-09-02	147	38
2026-09-04	148	38
2026-09-06	149	38
2026-09-09	150	38
2026-09-10	150	39
2026-09-11	150	40
2026-09-17	151	40
2026-09-18	151	41
2026-09-19	152	43
2026-09-20	152	44
2026-09-21	153	45
2026-09-22	154	47
2026-09-23	154	48
2026-09-24	155	50
2026-09-28	155	51
2026-09-29	156	53
2026-09-30	157	53
2026-10-02	157	56
2026-10-03	157	57
2026-10-04	157	58
2026-10-05	157	60
2026-10-07	157	63

Year to Date Against Previous Years

The ratio of record highs to record lows over the same part of the year, for each of the previous ten years and this year (highlighted). Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.

Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, French Polynesia
Year	Ratio
2016	4.3 to 1
2017	7.4 to 1
2018	1.8 to 1
2019	2.0 to 1
2020	4.9 to 1
2021	5.7 to 1
2022	2.2 to 1
2023	5.9 to 1
2024	2.6 to 1
2025	7.0 to 1
2026 (this year)	2.5 to 1

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.