Sea surface temperatures for 2024 exceed previous records by a huge margin

Average daily sea surface temperature, 60S to 60N, C

21.5

13 February 2024

2023

21.0

20.5

20.0

1982-2011

average

All years

1982 to 2022

19.5

1 Jan

1 Apr

1 Jul

1 Oct

31 Dec

21.5

13 February 2024

2023

21.0

20.5

20.0

1982-2011 average

All years 1982 to 2022

19.5

1 Jan

1 Apr

1 Jul

1 Oct

31 Dec

Guardian graphic. Source: Climate Change Institute, University of Maine analysis of NOAA OISST data