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 Forests | Salt Marshes | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nunavut | 0.352% | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.392% | |||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.847% | 0.591% | ||||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.25% | 0.264% | 1.22% | |||||
New Brunswick | 0.522% | 0.488% | ||||||
British Columbia | 0.126% | 0.160% | ||||||
Alabama | 0.174% | Trump (R) | ||||||
Alaska | 0.318% | Trump (R) | ||||||
Arizona | Trump (R) | |||||||
Arkansas | Trump (R) | |||||||
California | 0.110% | 0.156% | Clinton (D) | |||||
Colorado | Clinton (D) | |||||||
Connecticut | 0.797% | Clinton (D) | ||||||
Delaware | 0.762% | 33.7% | Clinton (D) | |||||
District of Columbia | Clinton (D) | |||||||
Florida | 0.596% | 1.15% | 1.33% | Trump (R) | ||||
Georgia | 2.72% | Trump (R) | ||||||
Hawaii | 1.74% | 1.20% | 0.113% | 0.444% | 2.10% | Clinton (D) | ||
Idaho | Trump (R) | |||||||
Illinois | Clinton (D) | |||||||
Indiana | Trump (R) | |||||||
Iowa | Trump (R) | |||||||
Kansas | Trump (R) | |||||||
Kentucky | Trump (R) | |||||||
Louisiana | 0.184% | 0.106% | Trump (R) | |||||
Maine | 0.133% | 0.322% | Clinton (D) | |||||
Maryland | 0.874% | 0.178% | Clinton (D) | |||||
Massachusetts | 1.78% | 3.30% | Clinton (D) | |||||
Michigan | Trump (R) | |||||||
Minnesota | Clinton (D) | |||||||
Mississippi | 0.461% | Trump (R) | ||||||
Missouri | Trump (R) | |||||||
Montana | Trump (R) | |||||||
Nebraska | Trump (R) | |||||||
Nevada | Clinton (D) | |||||||
New Hampshire | 1.37% | Clinton (D) | ||||||
New Jersey | 0.329% | 15.3% | Clinton (D) | |||||
New Mexico | Clinton (D) | |||||||
New York | 0.105% | 0.102% | Clinton (D) | |||||
North Carolina | 0.319% | 0.191% | Trump (R) | |||||
North Dakota | Trump (R) | |||||||
Ohio | Trump (R) | |||||||
Oklahoma | Trump (R) | |||||||
Oregon | Clinton (D) | |||||||
Pennsylvania | Trump (R) | |||||||
Rhode Island | 4.64% | 2.01% | Clinton (D) | |||||
South Carolina | 6.81% | Trump (R) | ||||||
South Dakota | Trump (R) | |||||||
Tennessee | Trump (R) | |||||||
Texas | 0.183% | 0.123% | Trump (R) | |||||
Utah | Trump (R) | |||||||
Vermont | Clinton (D) | |||||||
Virginia | 0.126% | 0.493% | Clinton (D) | |||||
Washington | 0.513% | 0.132% | Clinton (D) | |||||
West Virginia | Trump (R) | |||||||
Wisconsin | Trump (R) | |||||||
Wyoming | Trump (R) | |||||||
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