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HadSST2 anomalies map for lastest month

Map of monthly average Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (relative to 1961-1990) from HadSST2. White areas represent gridboxes containing no SST data. The black crosses and dashes indicate that a pixel is, respectively, the warmest or coldest example of that calendar month in the record.
HadSST2 map for lastest month percentiles relative to 1961-90

Map of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (relative to 1961-1990) expressed as percentiles of a modified 2-parameter gamma distribution. The black crosses and dashes indicate that a pixel is, respectively, the warmest or coldest example of that calendar month in the record. Coloured areas are significantly warm (orange and red) or cool (blue and magenta).

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