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 | 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 | Bush (R) | |||||
Alaska | 0.318% | Bush (R) | ||||
Arizona | Bush (R) | |||||
Arkansas | Bush (R) | |||||
California | 0.110% | Kerry (D) | ||||
Colorado | Bush (R) | |||||
Connecticut | Kerry (D) | |||||
Delaware | 0.762% | Kerry (D) | ||||
District of Columbia | Kerry (D) | |||||
Florida | 0.596% | Bush (R) | ||||
Georgia | Bush (R) | |||||
Hawaii | 1.74% | 1.20% | 0.113% | 0.444% | 2.10% | Kerry (D) |
Idaho | Bush (R) | |||||
Illinois | Kerry (D) | |||||
Indiana | Bush (R) | |||||
Iowa | Bush (R) | |||||
Kansas | Bush (R) | |||||
Kentucky | Bush (R) | |||||
Louisiana | 0.184% | Bush (R) | ||||
Maine | 0.133% | Kerry (D) | ||||
Maryland | 0.874% | Kerry (D) | ||||
Massachusetts | 1.78% | Kerry (D) | ||||
Michigan | Kerry (D) | |||||
Minnesota | Kerry (D) | |||||
Mississippi | Bush (R) | |||||
Missouri | Bush (R) | |||||
Montana | Bush (R) | |||||
Nebraska | Bush (R) | |||||
Nevada | Bush (R) | |||||
New Hampshire | Kerry (D) | |||||
New Jersey | 0.329% | Kerry (D) | ||||
New Mexico | Bush (R) | |||||
New York | 0.105% | Kerry (D) | ||||
North Carolina | 0.319% | Bush (R) | ||||
North Dakota | Bush (R) | |||||
Ohio | Bush (R) | |||||
Oklahoma | Bush (R) | |||||
Oregon | Kerry (D) | |||||
Pennsylvania | Kerry (D) | |||||
Rhode Island | 4.64% | Kerry (D) | ||||
South Carolina | Bush (R) | |||||
South Dakota | Bush (R) | |||||
Tennessee | Bush (R) | |||||
Texas | 0.183% | Bush (R) | ||||
Utah | Bush (R) | |||||
Vermont | Kerry (D) | |||||
Virginia | 0.126% | Bush (R) | ||||
Washington | 0.513% | Kerry (D) | ||||
West Virginia | Bush (R) | |||||
Wisconsin | Kerry (D) | |||||
Wyoming | Bush (R) | |||||
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