Australia Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies
The sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) is the difference between the observed SST and the climatological SST. These anomalies are calculated on a weekly basis.
Positive SSTAs are usually correlated with increased regions of convection (cloudiness and rainfall) while negative SSTAs are usually correlated to reduced convection.
SSTAs can be used as an indicator of the phase of global climate fluctuations, such as the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
The data displayed in this map is the weekly average, centred on the date shown.
Now Temperature
At Darwin Ap
11:40 CST
33°C
27°C
Mostly sunny
Weather News
Scorching heat for final week of the Big Bash
12:59 EDT
The final week of the Big Bash bandwagon is moving from Australia's west to east, coinciding with the movement of the hottest temperatures.
Heavy rain for southern QLD
12:18 EDT
Overnight, southern Queensland experienced another bout of heavy downpour with storms.
Tennant Creek deluged with 'one-in-50-year' flood
09:47 EDT
The normally dry town of Tennant Creek experienced a deluge on Friday night in what meteorologists said was a one-in-50-year flood.
