Data from Climate Reanalyzer says that daily sea surface temperatures for January 2024 are higher than they were in January 2023.

  • Except according to that diagram 2016 was a temporary high, as we not only saw colder years since but the temperature tended to hover around the 2016 level, not constantly increasing at the 2015 to 2016 rate. If 2016 is a precedent, that than precedent is that the temperature should hover around 2023 levels for the next decade or so, not continue to increase at the same rate as we saw in 2023.

    • Oh, yeah, that’s what I meant to say. Non-temporary high, as in absolute temperatures. I guess, I missed that you said “temperature increases” in your initial comment…