Sea surface temperatures
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Started by metmike - July 12, 2023, 4:43 p.m.

Up near 90 in the waters around southwest Florida.

Fuel for rapid intensification if a hurricane tracks over that area with no wind sheer and optimal conditions.

https://www.maineharbors.com/weather/seatemp4.htm

Current Sea Temperature Chart

More products with water temperatures:


https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst.html

https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/contour/


This is an anomaly map showing temps compared to average. Some very unusual temperature configurations.

1. Note the VERY warm Atlantic

2. Note the warm water El Nino in the Eastern tropical Pacific.

3. Note the unusually cool water off the  West Coast-really strange.

4. Note the intense warm blob in the Northeast Pacific.


Map of SST anomalies


The warm blob north of the cold in the Pacific is causing a strongly negative -PDO!

This is very odd. Usually, strong El Nino's like this upcoming one feature a positive +PDO and warmer water where there is cold water right now:

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/pdo/


Note the maps below with a typical -PDO on the right........during LA NINA's!

The El Nino anolog on the left features cold anomalies to the north and warm water along the West Coast and a +PDO. 

It's a total disconnect with how the pattern looks historically. 

El Niño/La Niña Watch & PDO

https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/data/el-nino-la-nina-watch-and-pdo/pacific-decadal-oscillation-pdo/

Pacific Decadal Oscillation


I haven't searched around for any explanations for this oddity, maybe Larry has seen some.

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By 12345 - July 12, 2023, 4:55 p.m.
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HA!  I WAS JUST LOOKIN' AT THE MAP

WARM WATERS

By metmike - July 13, 2023, 7:52 p.m.
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Many scientists think that the warm waters in the Atlantic are what caused the Dust Bowl and other droughts in the US.

Warm oceans triggered US Dust Bowl

https://earthsky.org/earth/warm-oceans-triggered-us-dust-bowl/

This figure shows the unusual ocean anomalies of 1934 and 36 compared to 2011 and 2012. Image credit:  Image credit: UNSWDust storm approaching Stratford, Texas. Image credit: NOAA George E Marsh Album


NASA EXPLAINS THE DUST BOWL DROUGHT

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2004/0319dustbowl.html

Data modeling to see dust bowl

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https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/56668/#56673


https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/67004/


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https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/87422/#87425


Speaking of heat, almost half of the all time hottest temperatures for each individual state were set in the 1930's AND STILL STAND in 2023.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state_and_territory_temperature_extremes

https://c3headlines.typepad.com/.a/6a010536b58035970c0177435a93d5970d-pi

Since this graph above was made, in the last 20 years (since 2000) the following states have made their all time record highs: CO, SD, SC, OR and WA.

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By metmike - July 14, 2023, 2:11 p.m.
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Lot's of attention going to these record warm temps in the Atlantic

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/97220/#97228

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https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/contour/

https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/contour/global_small.c.gif

Up around 90 off the Florida Coast! WOW!

https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/contour/satlanti.c.gif

https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/contour/satlanti.c.gif



https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/contour/gulfmex.c.gif

https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/contour/gulfmex.c.gif

                                          

By metmike - July 14, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
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Larry brought this topic up earlier in the year and it couldn't be more relevant right now.

Especially the last post that covers Cornbelt Summer weather.

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https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/94386/

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/94386/#94779