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
12:40 CST
34°C
25°C
Mostly sunny
Weather News
Rain, storms and snow loom for Australia's southeast
11:36 EST
The best rain in three-to-six months will soak parts of the Murray-Darling Basin during the next three days, before a wintry blast grips Australia's southeast.
Far north QLD gets a drenching
09:31 EST
Heavy rain has fallen over Queensland's far north and there is more tropical activity on the cards this week.
NSW School-children say YES to sunshine
12:51 EST
New South Wales: The Premier State, the state other states love to hate.
