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
08:20 CST
24°C
29°C
Possible thunderstorm
Weather News
Tame weather to grip southeastern Australia
09:39 EDT
Extreme weather has been the talk of the nation, but thankfully the worst affected areas will see normality return.
Queensland weather: South-east residents swelter as temperature records tumble
06:56 EDT
Hot weather records tumbled across parts of south-east Queensland over the weekend as the mercury rose in the state's heatwave.
WA floods: Man's body found near Esperance, search for 74yo missing man continues
00:20 EDT
There are fears for a 74-year-old Esperance man whose car was found abandoned under a flooded bridge this morning, after floodwaters claimed the life of another man trying to cross a road near the town.
