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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.318% | |||||
Rhode Island | 4.64% | |||||
Washington | 0.513% | |||||
Nunavut | 0.352% | |||||
Maine | 0.133% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 0.847% | |||||
Virginia | 0.126% | |||||
Delaware | 0.762% | |||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.25% | 0.264% | ||||
Texas | 0.183% | |||||
Louisiana | 0.184% | |||||
Hawaii | 1.74% | 1.20% | 0.113% | 0.444% | 2.10% | |
North Carolina | 0.319% | |||||
New Brunswick | 0.522% | |||||
British Columbia | 0.126% | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.392% | |||||
New Jersey | 0.329% | |||||
Massachusetts | 1.78% | |||||
New York | 0.105% | |||||
Maryland | 0.874% | |||||
California | 0.110% | |||||
Florida | 0.596% | 1.15% | ||||
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