Sentences with phrase «above average sea surface temperatures»

In Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBF), the 1998 El Nino induced above average sea surface temperatures and salinity changes for 2 months triggering massive coral losses in the reef's upper 20 meters.

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Ocean Only: The August global sea surface temperature was 1.17 °F (0.65 °C) above the 20th century average of 61.4 °F (16.4 °C), the highest on record for August.

Ocean Only: The June - August global sea surface temperature was 1.13 °F (0.63 °C), above the 20th century average of 61.5 °F (16.4 °C), the highest for June - August on record.

During 2016, average temperatures were the highest reported since record keeping began in 1880, reaching 1.69 degrees F (0.94 degrees C) above the average for land and sea surfaces in the 20th century.

Across the world's oceans, the September — November average sea surface temperature was 0.84 °C (1.51 °F) above the 20th century average of 16.0 °C (60.7 °F), the highest for September — November on record, surpassing the previous record set last year by 0.27 °C (0.15 °F).

For the oceans, the November global sea surface temperature was 0.84 °C (1.51 °F) above the 20th century average of 15.8 °C (60.4 °F), the highest for November on record, surpassing the previous record set last year by 0.20 °C (0.36 °F).

The year - to - date globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.46 °F above the 20th century average.

The March — May globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.40 °F above the 20th century average of 61.0 °F — the highest for March — May in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record of 2015 by 0.20 °F.

The June globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.39 °F above the 20th century monthly average of 61.5 °F — the highest global ocean temperature for June in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.05 °F.

The June — August globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.39 °F above the 20th century average of 61.5 °F the highest for June — August in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record of 2015 by 0.02 °F.

The May globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.37 °F above the 20th century monthly average of 61.3 °F — the highest global ocean temperature for May in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.09 °F.

The April globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.44 °F above the 20th century monthly average of 60.9 °F — the highest global ocean temperature for April in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.25 °F and besting 1998, the last time a similar strength El Niño occurred, by 0.43 °F.

The year - to - date globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.42 °F above the 20th century average of 60.9 °F.

The July globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.42 °F above the 20th century monthly average of 61.5 °F — the highest global ocean temperature for July in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.07 °F.

Any way you look it, from the Climate Prediction Center Outlook through May, to the ongoing warm anomalies in land and sea surface temperatures, much of the United States is likely to find above average temperatures in the coming months.

The September globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.33 °F above the 20th century monthly average of 61.1 °F, tying with 2014 as the second highest global ocean temperature for September in the 1880 — 2016 record, behind 2015 by 0.16 °F.

The November globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.17 °F above the 20th century monthly average of 60.4 °F.

The October globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.30 °F above the 20th century monthly average of 60.6 °F.

«On May 22nd, 2014, global sea surface temperature anomalies spiked to an amazing +1.25 degrees Celsius above the, already warmer than normal, 1979 to 2000 average.

The sea surface temperatures along the coast are 5 degrees F. or more above average and 1 degree F. is from global warming.

Sea surface temperatures remain in the range of 2 - 4 degrees Celsius above average as a heat dome high pressure system swelters Japan.

This February's sea surface temperatures were 1.46 degrees above average, which means the past nine months have been the nine highest monthly global ocean temperature departures on record.

Air temperatures at 925 millibar (about 3,000 ft above the surface) were mostly above average over the Arctic Ocean, with positive anomalies of 4 to 6º Celsius over the Chukchi and Bering seas on the Pacific side of the Arctic, and over the East Greenland Sea on the Atlantic side.

Landsea said that NOAA's seasonal outlooks focused on the other pieces of the puzzle that argued in favor of an above average to average season, namely the absence of El Nino and the presence of warm sea surface temperatures.

During much of last year's hurricane season, sea - surface temperatures across the tropical Atlantic between 10 degrees north and 20 degrees north, which is where many Atlantic hurricanes originate, were a record 0.9 degrees Celsius [1.6 degrees Fahrenheit] above the 1901 - 1970 average.

But after it initially formed near the Bahamas and drifted eastward, it was in a region where sea - surface temperatures (SSTs) are running about 3 °F above the long - term average consistent with a warmer world.

Average air temperature over the land and sea surface was 0.56 degrees Celsius above the long - term average, tied with 2010 as the joint warmest year on Average air temperature over the land and sea surface was 0.56 degrees Celsius above the long - term average, tied with 2010 as the joint warmest year on average, tied with 2010 as the joint warmest year on record.

The maps above show average sea surface temperatures and anomalies for August 2007 to 2010.

The June - August average temperature over land and sea surfaces was 1.53 Fahrenheit degrees (0.85 Centigrade degree) above the 20th century average, surpassing the record set last year, NOAA said.

However, even by October 25, sea surface temperatures were above average in these areas (Figure 2b).

Harvey's rapid intensification from a tropical depression to an 85 - mile - per - hour hurricane in less than 24 hours was due to favorable conditions — warm water and low wind shear [29]-- in the Gulf of Mexico, where sea surface temperatures were up to 2.7 - 7.2 °F (1.5 - 4 °C) above the 1961 - 1990 average.

The average sea surface temperature for December to February was 0.84 C above the 20th century average of 15.8 C, with record highs for large swaths of the tropical Pacific Ocean (5), various regions of the North and South Atlantic, much of the Indian Ocean, and the Barents Sea in the Arctic (sea surface temperature for December to February was 0.84 C above the 20th century average of 15.8 C, with record highs for large swaths of the tropical Pacific Ocean (5), various regions of the North and South Atlantic, much of the Indian Ocean, and the Barents Sea in the Arctic (Sea in the Arctic (6).

Harvey intensified rapidly amid sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico up to 2.7 - 7.2 °F (1.5 - 4 °C) above average, relative to a 1961 - 1990 baseline.

Ocean temperatures: As meteorologist Angela Fritz observes, sea surface temperatures off the Mid-Atlantic coast were near a record high in September, and 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the long term average.

He says above - average air and sea - surface temperatures last month were the main factors that led to the Center declaring a record - low Arctic sea - ice cover for the month of January.

This was warm enough to set another milestone that had already been set two previous times this year; the average global sea surface temperature was so warm in September that it broke the all - time record for the highest departure from average for any month since 1880, at 1.19 degrees Fahrenheit above average.

Right now, sea surface temperatures along the Northeast U.S. coast are about 5 °F above average, which is likely to help keep the storm powered up and load moisture into the storm, fueling heavy rain.

Sea surface temperature anomalies in all Niño regions continued to warm during June 2009, where the monthly temperatures were more than 0.5 °C (0.9 °F) above average.

Researchers are still hunting for plausible reasons why the area of Antarctic sea ice for May was an above - average 4.64 million square miles (12.03 million square kilometers), according to the NSIDC, despite the multi-year overall increase in global surface temperatures.

Although the temperatures for November and December are not in yet, the WMO says the combined sea surface and land surface air temperature for 2009 is currently estimated at 0.44 degrees C above the 1961 - 1999 average of 14.00 degrees.

The combined surface temperatures on land and at sea averaged 14.5 °C, some 0.76 °C above the 20th century average.

The image above depicts a 3 - day average of actual sea surface temperatures (SSTs) for the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, from August 25 - 27, 20sea surface temperatures (SSTs) for the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, from August 25 - 27, 20Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, from August 25 - 27, 2005.

The reason is fairly obvious if you look at this map of sea surface temperatures (SSTs) with above average temperatues in red and below average in blue.

Specifically, the study found that» [d] uring much of last year's hurricane season, sea - surface temperatures across the tropical Atlantic between 10 and 20 degrees north... were a record 1.7 degrees F above the 1901 - 1970 average,» «global warming explained about 0.8 degrees F of this rise,» while» [a] ftereffects from the 2004 - 05 El Nino accounted for about 0.4 degrees F,» and a natural cycle in sea - surface temperatures «explained less than 0.2 degrees F of the rise.»

In making their seasonal outlook, which was released on May 23, NOAA cited a broad area of above - average sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Basin, a continuation of a natural cycle of above - average hurricane activity, and a lack of an El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean as reasons why there may be more storms this year.