Western Australia South 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.
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Australia will be sweltering next week, but Tasmania will be spared (mostly)
10:40 EDT
, but the same wind system that could push mainland states into record territory will have an entirely different effect on Tasmania.
Mass baby bat deaths threatening the future of forests as effects of drought and bushfires mount
10:27 EDT
Baby bats are being left for dead by their mothers in their thousands on the New South Wales coast in an 'abandonment event' as drought and bushfire remove crucial vegetation for the keystone species.
Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast hit by very dangerous storms, BOM warns of flash flooding
09:40 EDT
Severe storms have swept across South-East Queensland, dropping giant hail near Gympie and dumping 76 millimetres of rain on the Gold Coast in half an hour.
