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Monthly Sea Surface Temperature Greater Than 28 deg. C

Data:   Reynolds and Smith Version 2 monthly sea surface temperature (deg. C) on a 1.0 x 1.0 deg. lat/lon grid Base Period for Climatology:  1971-2000 Data Source:  NCEP, Environmental Monitoring Center Description:  Monthly sea surface temperatures above 28 deg. C are shaded. Thick black contour indicates climatological position of the 28 deg. C isotherm. NCEP is an acronym for the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction.