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
12:10 CST
32°C
24°C
Possible thunderstorm
Weather News
Electric skies over WA's Goldfields and Southern Interior
11:11 EST
A low and trough is delivering plenty of lightning to southern central WA to finish off the Easter long weekend.
Wet start to April after a record-breaking March for Lord Howe Island
12:32 EST
Following a very wet March, Lord Howe Island received another good douse of rain during the first week of April 2017.
Sun-soaked Easter Sunday for much of Australia
11:17 EST
Now that the sun has risen on Easter Sunday, celebrations are in full swing, with only a few showers in the north and west dampening the mood.
