Sea-Surface Temperature Anomalies: El Niño
OceansPhysical EnvironmentA composite of sea-surface temperature anomalies during El Niño from November to March during the following years: 1958, 1966, 1973, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1996, and 1998. When sea-surface temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific rise well above normal, it is known as an El Niño event.
NOAASea-surface temperature anomalies during El Niño. The most intense warming (2 to 2.25 degrees Celsius, dark brown) occurs off the coast of South America. Cooler areas (negative 2.25 to negative 2 degrees Celsius, dark blue) are in the Arctic Ocean.
-0.25 to 0.25 | 0.75 to 1.0 | 1.0 to 1.25 | 1.25 to 1.5 | 1.5 to 1.75 | Tropical Cyclone Zones | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nunavut | 0.352% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.847% | ||||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.25% | 0.264% | |||||
New Brunswick | 0.522% | ||||||
British Columbia | 0.126% | ||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.392% | ||||||
Alabama | McCain (R) | ||||||
Alaska | 0.318% | McCain (R) | |||||
Arizona | McCain (R) | ||||||
Arkansas | McCain (R) | ||||||
California | 0.110% | Obama (D) | |||||
Colorado | Obama (D) | ||||||
Connecticut | Obama (D) | ||||||
Delaware | 0.762% | Obama (D) | |||||
District of Columbia | Obama (D) | ||||||
Florida | 0.596% | 2.91% | Obama (D) | ||||
Georgia | McCain (R) | ||||||
Hawaii | 1.74% | 1.20% | 0.113% | 0.444% | 2.10% | Obama (D) | |
Idaho | McCain (R) | ||||||
Illinois | Obama (D) | ||||||
Indiana | Obama (D) | ||||||
Iowa | Obama (D) | ||||||
Kansas | McCain (R) | ||||||
Kentucky | McCain (R) | ||||||
Louisiana | 0.184% | 2.07% | McCain (R) | ||||
Maine | 0.133% | Obama (D) | |||||
Maryland | 0.874% | Obama (D) | |||||
Massachusetts | 1.78% | 0.220% | Obama (D) | ||||
Michigan | Obama (D) | ||||||
Minnesota | Obama (D) | ||||||
Mississippi | 0.303% | McCain (R) | |||||
Missouri | McCain (R) | ||||||
Montana | McCain (R) | ||||||
Nebraska | McCain (R) | ||||||
Nevada | Obama (D) | ||||||
New Hampshire | Obama (D) | ||||||
New Jersey | 0.329% | Obama (D) | |||||
New Mexico | Obama (D) | ||||||
New York | 0.105% | Obama (D) | |||||
North Carolina | 0.319% | 0.888% | Obama (D) | ||||
North Dakota | McCain (R) | ||||||
Ohio | Obama (D) | ||||||
Oklahoma | McCain (R) | ||||||
Oregon | Obama (D) | ||||||
Pennsylvania | Obama (D) | ||||||
Rhode Island | 4.64% | Obama (D) | |||||
South Carolina | McCain (R) | ||||||
South Dakota | McCain (R) | ||||||
Tennessee | McCain (R) | ||||||
Texas | 0.183% | McCain (R) | |||||
Utah | McCain (R) | ||||||
Vermont | Obama (D) | ||||||
Virginia | 0.126% | Obama (D) | |||||
Washington | 0.513% | Obama (D) | |||||
West Virginia | McCain (R) | ||||||
Wisconsin | Obama (D) | ||||||
Wyoming | McCain (R) | ||||||
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