I’ve moved to WordPress. This post can now be found at PRELIMINARY October 2010 SST Anomaly Update
####################The October 2010 SST data through the NOAA NOMADS website won’t be official until October 8. Refer to the schedule on the NOAA Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis Frequently Asked Questions webpage. The following are the preliminary Global and NINO3.4 SST anomalies for October 2010 presented by the NOMADS website. I’ve also included the weekly data through October 27, 2010, but I’ve shortened the span of the weekly data, starting it in January 2004, so that the wiggles are visible.
PRELIMINARY MONTHLY DATA
Based on the preliminary data, monthly NINO3.4 SST anomalies are continuing to drop, but the rate has slowed. Presently they’re at -1.62 deg C.
http://i55.tinypic.com/wa0xv5.jpgMonthly NINO3.4 SST Anomalies
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Monthly Global SST anomalies, according to the preliminary data, have dropped considerably. The preliminary global SST anomaly is 0.15 deg C. As noted last month, with the step up in the South Atlantic and its effect on the North Atlantic, it will be interesting to see how much global SST anomalies will decline in response to the La Niña. Refer to the post The 2009/10 Warming Of The South Atlantic
http://i51.tinypic.com/20pzmux.jpgMonthly Global SST Anomalies
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WEEKLY DATA
The weekly NINO3.4 SST anomaly data have risen again over the past week. They are at -1.4 deg C.
http://i53.tinypic.com/4t3hax.jpgWeekly NINO3.4 SST Anomalies
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Weekly Global SST Anomalies have increased again slightly, approximately 0.02 deg C.
http://i55.tinypic.com/2n6rfdi.jpgWeekly Global SST Anomalies
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SOURCES
SST anomaly data is available through the NOAA NOMADS website:
http://nomad1.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/pdisp_sst.sh
or:
http://nomad3.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/pdisp_sst.sh?lite=
