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Sea Surface Temperature

April 2, 2020

NCEI has released the latest version of Daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (DOISST) analysis.

August 23, 2019

Scientific partners contribute to a sustained effort to understand the underlying factors driving global climate change.

August 12, 2019

We’re announcing the release of the State of the Climate in 2018 report, an annual assessment of Earth’s climate system.

July 19, 2019

NCEI releases a new version of the NOAA Global Temperature dataset used worldwide for climate studies.

February 6, 2019

The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for 2018 was 1.42°F (0.79°C) above the 20th century average.

August 7, 2018

We’re announcing the release of the State of the Climate in 2017 report, an assessment of the world’s climate system.

August 29, 2018

Less than 100 years ago, scientists and sailors used ordinary wooden buckets to measure sea surface temperatures.