Gulf of Guinea is off the coast of West Africa. The water could be cool or warm. A cooler Gulf of Guinea means less dust from the Sahel region. A warmer Gulf of Guinea meas more dust from Sahel region.
Most recent SST for Gulf of Guinea
Here are past Gulf of Guinea temperature from past active seasons.
2010
Gulf of Guinea was warmer than normal.
2008
Gulf of Guinea was cooler in spots, while others were warmer.
2005
Gulf of Guinea is cooler.
2004
Gulf of Guinea was cooler than normal. Looks like 2005.
1999
Gulf of Guinea was warmer than normal.
1998
Gulf of Guinea was warmer than normal.
Here is a table of Gulf of Guinea water and hurricane activity from 1950 to 1990.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/6-11mo/Tables.html
Gulf of Guinea and Hurricane Season
Thanks for posting that data! I'm having a hard time comparing current conditions vs. your excellent data as it's zoomed in. Can you give me a reference point?
Thanks again
~C
Thanks again
~C
For some reason, this forum does not display the whole image. The SSTs compared are this week at this time in their respective years.singlemom wrote:Thanks for posting that data! I'm having a hard time comparing current conditions vs. your excellent data as it's zoomed in. Can you give me a reference point?
Thanks again
~C
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