157 record highs and 65 record lows were set in French Polynesia in 2026, a ratio of 2.4 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).
Key Facts
In 2026, 157 record highs and 65 record lows were set in French Polynesia, a warm to cold ratio of 2.4 to 1.
So far this year, 157 record highs and 65 record lows have been set in French Polynesia, a ratio of 2.4 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
Highs to 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
2.4 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.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, French Polynesia
Decade
Ratio
2000s
4.3 to 1
2010s
2.4 to 1
2020s
3.2 to 1
Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2026
Record highsRecord lows
Running totals of record highs and record lows in French Polynesia through 2026: 157 highs against 65 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
2026-10-08
157
64
2026-10-09
157
65
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
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 2026-10-14. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.
Related
World ratio: the global record ratio and every country.