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
17:10 CST
32°C
22°C
Sunny
Weather News
Wet week in the west
16:31 EST
A burst of rain and thunderstorms will lash the southwest corner of Australia tomorrow at the start of a wet week in WA.
Wind and waves lashing east coast
10:10 EST
Large waves and gale force winds are threatening parts of Australia's east coast today.
Dry start to winter doesn't put off young farmer willing to trust science
07:43 EST
Faced with one of the driest beginnings to winter in living memory, young Sanderston farmer Alex McGorman has done what he says is the only logical thing to do: he's put in a crop.
