Tag: sea surface temperatures

Much of the Gulf of California surface area has warmed to 32C (90F)

Much of the Gulf of California surface area has warmed to 32C (90F)

Like the Middle East’s Persian Gulf, the narrow Gulf of California is surrounded by desert or semi desert terrain which heats the water in between. In a typical summer the Gulf of California warms to between 25-30C (75-86F) with the thin strip of land on the west side known as the Baja of California heating […]

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July 2018 saw the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation at it’s lowest value since 1950

Written by on August 8, 2018 in Tropical with 0 Comments
July 2018 saw the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation at it’s lowest value since 1950

There’s been a lot of attention this spring and summer on the cool Atlantic and rightly so. According to Colorado State University’s index, the mean July 2018 AMO (Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation) was at it’s lowest value since 1950. The imbalance of warm Pacific, cool Atlantic through the tropics has led to stronger than normal easterly […]

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While frozen back in April, the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland warm to tropical levels!

Written by on July 31, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
While frozen back in April, the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland warm to tropical levels!

Could summer 2018 be remembered for the year the Mediterranean shifted to Scandinavia? An unusually persistent and hot sun with day after day soaring to between 27-32C on land and a lack of wind out over the water has allowed Scandinavian waters to heat to remarkable levels. Levels you’d even find warm in parts of […]

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Concerns Over Winter 2015-16

Concerns Over Winter 2015-16

Some brief thoughts on next winter… [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] We know that a west QBO, +NAO/AO and solar max leads to a warm, wet and stormy winter here over Western Europe. (last year) We know that an east QBO, +NAO/AO, weak El Nino and start of a solar downturn leads to a still ATLANTIC driven winter but […]

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US/EUROPE LONG RANGE: A Look At The Quiet Sun, QBO, El Nino, SST Comparison!

Written by on July 21, 2014 in Rest of Europe, United States of America with 0 Comments
US/EUROPE LONG RANGE: A Look At The Quiet Sun, QBO, El Nino, SST Comparison!

While there’s some very interesting developments in the current phase of solar cycle 24 which this post is based on, I also want to show the striking similarity between current global sea surface temps and El Nino to back at the same time in 2009. Summer is warmer than 2009 in the UK while it’s chilly […]

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FREE: A Look At Global SST’s & Initial Thoughts On Hurricane Season ’13 (Includes Video)

Written by on April 4, 2013 in North and South America, Rest of Europe, Tropical with 0 Comments
FREE: A Look At Global SST’s & Initial Thoughts On Hurricane Season ’13 (Includes Video)

Thought it would be a good time to look at the global SST’s and tie in some interesting anomalies which have appeared during the cold second half to winter across the Northern Hemisphere and also look at the deep tropics and potentials with the upcoming Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season. Firstly, here’s the current global SST’s as […]

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