Monthly Archives: October 2015

October 2015 ENSO Update – Comparisons with the Other Satellite-Era Multiyear El Niño

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Bob Tisdale

This post provides an update of many of the ENSO-related variables we presented as part of last year’s 2014-15 El Niño Series.  For the posts this year, we’ve used the evolution years of different El Niños as references to the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015-16 El Nino Series, ENSO Update | 18 Comments

September 2015 Global Surface (Land+Ocean) and Lower Troposphere Temperature Anomaly & Model-Data Difference Update

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Bob Tisdale

This post provides an update of the values for the three primary suppliers of global land+ocean surface temperature reconstructions—GISS through September 2015 and HADCRUT4 and NCEI (formerly NCDC) through August 2015—and of the two suppliers of satellite-based lower troposphere temperature … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Temperature Update, TLT and LOST Updates | 9 Comments

September 2015 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Anomaly Update

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Bob Tisdale

MONTHLY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALY MAP The following is a Global map of Reynolds OI.v2 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies for September 2015.  It was downloaded from the KNMI Climate Explorer. The contour range was set to -2.5 to +2.5 … Continue reading →

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A Preliminary Look at the Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies Since 1940 along Hurricane Joaquin’s Forecasted Storm Track

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Bob Tisdale

As of today’s 5am eastern NOAA forecast, Hurricane Joaquin may impact the east coast of the United States from North Carolina to New England, with it downgrading to a tropical storm by the time it nears New Jersey. See the cone … Continue reading →

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