Gulf of Guinea and Hurricane Season

[Ptarmigan]

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

[singlemom]

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

[Ptarmigan]

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

For some reason, this forum does not display the whole image. The SSTs compared are this week at this time in their respective years.

[srainhoutx]