Map: Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly, August 23, 2017
by NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC
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Harvey intensified rapidly amid sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico up to 2.7 - 7.2°F (1.5 - 4°C) above average, relative to a 1961-1990 baseline.
Source information
NOAA/NCEP real-time, global, sea surface temperature (RTG_SST_HR) analysis homepage
August 23, 2017 SST anomaly map
Archive of all August 23, 2017 high resolution data