Sea Surface Temperature

Oceans
This indicator describes global trends in sea surface temperature.

Figures

Figure 1. Average Global Sea Surface Temperature, 1880-2023

Data source: NOAA, 20247
Web update: June 2024

This graph shows how the average surface temperature of the world’s oceans has changed since 1880. This graph uses the 1971 to 2000 average as a baseline for depicting change. Choosing a different baseline period would not change the shape of the data over time. The shaded band shows the range of uncertainty in the data, based on the number of measurements collected and the precision of the methods used.

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Year Anomaly (°F) Lower 95% bound (°F) Upper 95% bound (°F)
1880 -0.418 -0.626 -0.210
1881 -0.330 -0.531 -0.128
1882 -0.344 -0.541 -0.146
1883 -0.459 -0.653 -0.265
1884 -0.589 -0.797 -0.381
1885 -0.684 -0.896 -0.472
1886 -0.679 -0.883 -0.474
1887 -0.726 -0.902 -0.549
1888 -0.411 -0.562 -0.259
1889 -0.400 -0.551 -0.248
1890 -0.819 -0.957 -0.682
1891 -0.553 -0.694 -0.412
1892 -0.646 -0.794 -0.498
1893 -0.731 -0.879 -0.583
1894 -0.771 -0.922 -0.619
1895 -0.565 -0.710 -0.421
1896 -0.339 -0.490 -0.187
1897 -0.425 -0.573 -0.277
1898 -0.708 -0.852 -0.563
1899 -0.596 -0.741 -0.451
1900 -0.447 -0.609 -0.284
1901 -0.632 -0.787 -0.477
1902 -0.767 -0.901 -0.633
1903 -1.008 -1.142 -0.874
1904 -1.156 -1.286 -1.025
1905 -0.792 -0.916 -0.669
1906 -0.765 -0.913 -0.617
1907 -0.879 -1.020 -0.737
1908 -1.113 -1.247 -0.978
1909 -1.177 -1.322 -1.033
1910 -1.138 -1.296 -0.979
1911 -1.114 -1.280 -0.949
1912 -0.866 -1.042 -0.690
1913 -0.949 -1.139 -0.758
1914 -0.693 -0.898 -0.488
1915 -0.571 -0.789 -0.352
1916 -0.873 -1.095 -0.651
1917 -0.967 -1.203 -0.730
1918 -0.724 -0.946 -0.501
1919 -0.792 -1.011 -0.573
1920 -0.783 -0.981 -0.586
1921 -0.738 -0.918 -0.558
1922 -0.830 -0.999 -0.661
1923 -0.825 -0.980 -0.669
1924 -0.832 -0.983 -0.680
1925 -0.763 -0.911 -0.615
1926 -0.598 -0.742 -0.453
1927 -0.706 -0.843 -0.568
1928 -0.781 -0.919 -0.644
1929 -0.871 -1.005 -0.737
1930 -0.645 -0.779 -0.510
1931 -0.583 -0.721 -0.446
1932 -0.727 -0.858 -0.597
1933 -0.801 -0.935 -0.667
1934 -0.702 -0.836 -0.568
1935 -0.711 -0.845 -0.577
1936 -0.641 -0.771 -0.510
1937 -0.479 -0.606 -0.352
1938 -0.609 -0.746 -0.471
1939 -0.484 -0.650 -0.319
1940 -0.159 -0.377 0.060
1941 0.075 -0.189 0.340
1942 -0.252 -0.464 -0.040
1943 -0.292 -0.479 -0.105
1944 0.005 -0.192 0.203
1945 -0.029 -0.209 0.151
1946 -0.490 -0.606 -0.373
1947 -0.549 -0.651 -0.447
1948 -0.623 -0.722 -0.524
1949 -0.562 -0.650 -0.474
1950 -0.571 -0.652 -0.490
1951 -0.425 -0.513 -0.337
1952 -0.308 -0.410 -0.206
1953 -0.315 -0.421 -0.209
1954 -0.598 -0.682 -0.513
1955 -0.643 -0.734 -0.551
1956 -0.565 -0.661 -0.470
1957 -0.231 -0.333 -0.128
1958 -0.204 -0.302 -0.105
1959 -0.303 -0.408 -0.197
1960 -0.304 -0.428 -0.181
1961 -0.268 -0.378 -0.159
1962 -0.299 -0.391 -0.207
1963 -0.276 -0.374 -0.177
1964 -0.553 -0.648 -0.457
1965 -0.483 -0.588 -0.377
1966 -0.389 -0.509 -0.269
1967 -0.416 -0.539 -0.292
1968 -0.393 -0.516 -0.269
1969 -0.103 -0.247 0.042
1970 -0.290 -0.417 -0.163
1971 -0.519 -0.638 -0.399
1972 -0.193 -0.316 -0.069
1973 -0.151 -0.268 -0.035
1974 -0.427 -0.526 -0.328
1975 -0.445 -0.529 -0.360
1976 -0.358 -0.439 -0.277
1977 -0.072 -0.160 0.016
1978 -0.180 -0.265 -0.095
1979 0.039 -0.045 0.124
1980 0.065 -0.024 0.153
1981 0.000 -0.095 0.095
1982 0.000 -0.095 0.095
1983 0.137 0.038 0.235
1984 -0.034 -0.108 0.040
1985 -0.106 -0.170 -0.043
1986 -0.049 -0.095 -0.003
1987 0.214 0.165 0.263
1988 0.140 0.084 0.197
1989 0.068 0.022 0.114
1990 0.246 0.194 0.299
1991 0.183 0.134 0.233
1992 0.041 -0.019 0.101
1993 0.052 -0.011 0.116
1994 0.090 0.048 0.132
1995 0.169 0.127 0.211
1996 0.086 0.044 0.129
1997 0.353 0.293 0.413
1998 0.441 0.388 0.494
1999 0.079 0.030 0.128
2000 0.129 0.077 0.182
2001 0.356 0.310 0.402
2002 0.410 0.350 0.470
2003 0.453 0.408 0.499
2004 0.434 0.384 0.483
2005 0.428 0.393 0.464
2006 0.426 0.391 0.462
2007 0.293 0.258 0.329
2008 0.270 0.238 0.302
2009 0.493 0.458 0.528
2010 0.511 0.476 0.546
2011 0.320 0.285 0.356
2012 0.441 0.402 0.480
2013 0.480 0.438 0.523
2014 0.646 0.607 0.685
2015 0.858 0.820 0.897
2016 0.930 0.892 0.969
2017 0.821 0.778 0.863
2018 0.741 0.696 0.787
2019 0.878 0.822 0.935
2020 0.846 0.804 0.888
2021 0.668 0.622 0.714
2022 0.743 0.701 0.786
2023 1.161 1.119 1.203

Figure 2. Change in Sea Surface Temperature, 1901-2022

Data source: NOAA, 20238
Web update: June 2024

This map shows how average sea surface temperature around the world changed between 1901 and 2022. It is based on a combination of direct measurements and satellite measurements. A black “+” symbol in the middle of a square on the map means the trend shown is statistically significant. White areas did not have enough data to calculate reliable long-term trends.

Note: EPA’s published data for this map does not record which trends are statistically significant, so the map on this page does not carry the “+” symbols.

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Latitude Longitude Change (°F)
77.5°N 7.5°E +2.30
77.5°N 12.5°E +2.20
72.5°N 57.5°W +2.62
72.5°N 27.5°W +1.71
72.5°N 7.5°W +1.12
72.5°N 2.5°W +1.26
72.5°N 2.5°E +1.19
72.5°N 7.5°E +1.77
72.5°N 12.5°E +2.18
72.5°N 17.5°E +2.30
72.5°N 22.5°E +2.23
72.5°N 27.5°E +2.24
72.5°N 32.5°E +2.27
72.5°N 37.5°E +2.00
72.5°N 42.5°E +2.48
72.5°N 47.5°E +3.42
72.5°N 52.5°E +3.33
72.5°N 122.5°E +2.65
72.5°N 127.5°E +2.67
67.5°N 162.5°W +4.14
67.5°N 157.5°W +4.87
67.5°N 152.5°W +4.80
67.5°N 147.5°W +5.20
67.5°N 142.5°W +4.98
67.5°N 137.5°W +5.25
67.5°N 132.5°W +5.57
67.5°N 127.5°W +5.23
67.5°N 122.5°W +5.08
67.5°N 117.5°W +5.19
67.5°N 112.5°W +3.91
67.5°N 107.5°W +3.16
67.5°N 37.5°W +1.03
67.5°N 22.5°W +1.38
67.5°N 17.5°W +1.18
67.5°N 12.5°W +0.87
67.5°N 7.5°W +0.88
67.5°N 2.5°W +0.99
67.5°N 2.5°E +1.31
67.5°N 7.5°E +1.75
67.5°N 12.5°E +2.23
67.5°N 17.5°E +2.96
67.5°N 22.5°E +3.20
67.5°N 27.5°E +3.13
67.5°N 32.5°E +2.90
67.5°N 37.5°E +3.13
67.5°N 42.5°E +2.61
67.5°N 52.5°E +3.57
67.5°N 57.5°E +3.60
67.5°N 62.5°E +3.76
67.5°N 67.5°E +3.83
67.5°N 72.5°E +3.54
67.5°N 77.5°E +4.37
67.5°N 82.5°E +3.97
67.5°N 87.5°E +3.87
67.5°N 92.5°E +4.82
67.5°N 97.5°E +4.31
67.5°N 127.5°E +4.13
67.5°N 132.5°E +4.03
62.5°N 167.5°W +1.85
62.5°N 162.5°W +3.15
62.5°N 157.5°W +3.73
62.5°N 152.5°W +3.74
62.5°N 147.5°W +3.32
62.5°N 142.5°W +3.50
62.5°N 137.5°W +3.98
62.5°N 132.5°W +3.79
62.5°N 127.5°W +4.34
62.5°N 122.5°W +4.82
62.5°N 117.5°W +5.17
62.5°N 112.5°W +4.18
62.5°N 107.5°W +3.96
62.5°N 102.5°W +3.68
62.5°N 97.5°W +3.65
62.5°N 57.5°W +1.66
62.5°N 52.5°W +0.85
62.5°N 47.5°W +1.41
62.5°N 42.5°W +0.57
62.5°N 37.5°W -0.64
62.5°N 32.5°W -0.27
62.5°N 27.5°W +0.01
62.5°N 22.5°W +0.57
62.5°N 17.5°W +0.77
62.5°N 12.5°W +0.87
62.5°N 7.5°W +0.96
62.5°N 2.5°W +1.12
62.5°N 2.5°E +1.21
62.5°N 7.5°E +1.97
62.5°N 12.5°E +2.97
62.5°N 17.5°E +3.35
62.5°N 22.5°E +3.24
62.5°N 27.5°E +3.44
62.5°N 32.5°E +3.44
62.5°N 37.5°E +3.56
62.5°N 42.5°E +3.61
62.5°N 47.5°E +3.62
62.5°N 52.5°E +3.52
62.5°N 57.5°E +3.21
62.5°N 62.5°E +3.22
62.5°N 67.5°E +3.09
62.5°N 72.5°E +4.19
62.5°N 77.5°E +4.56
62.5°N 82.5°E +4.78
62.5°N 87.5°E +4.60
62.5°N 92.5°E +4.25
62.5°N 97.5°E +4.26
62.5°N 102.5°E +4.70
62.5°N 107.5°E +4.31
62.5°N 112.5°E +4.18
62.5°N 117.5°E +3.97
62.5°N 122.5°E +3.54
62.5°N 127.5°E +3.59
62.5°N 132.5°E +3.93
62.5°N 137.5°E +4.07
62.5°N 152.5°E +5.39
62.5°N 162.5°E +2.73
62.5°N 167.5°E +3.02
62.5°N 172.5°E +2.77
62.5°N 177.5°E +2.19
57.5°N 177.5°W +1.61
57.5°N 172.5°W +1.76
57.5°N 167.5°W +2.00
57.5°N 162.5°W +2.23
57.5°N 157.5°W +2.46
57.5°N 152.5°W +2.58
57.5°N 147.5°W +2.51
57.5°N 142.5°W +2.34
57.5°N 137.5°W +2.25
57.5°N 132.5°W +2.27
57.5°N 127.5°W +3.34
57.5°N 122.5°W +3.49
57.5°N 117.5°W +3.21
57.5°N 112.5°W +4.00
57.5°N 107.5°W +4.01
57.5°N 102.5°W +3.86
57.5°N 97.5°W +3.65
57.5°N 92.5°W +2.14
57.5°N 72.5°W +3.78
57.5°N 67.5°W +3.73
57.5°N 62.5°W +4.95
57.5°N 57.5°W +2.62
57.5°N 52.5°W +1.59
57.5°N 47.5°W +0.64
57.5°N 42.5°W -0.19
57.5°N 37.5°W -0.49
57.5°N 32.5°W -0.60
57.5°N 27.5°W -0.44
57.5°N 22.5°W -0.07
57.5°N 17.5°W +0.43
57.5°N 12.5°W +0.81
57.5°N 7.5°W +1.20
57.5°N 2.5°W +1.41
57.5°N 2.5°E +1.55
57.5°N 7.5°E +2.05
57.5°N 12.5°E +2.58
57.5°N 17.5°E +2.77
57.5°N 22.5°E +2.81
57.5°N 27.5°E +3.88
57.5°N 32.5°E +4.13
57.5°N 37.5°E +4.47
57.5°N 42.5°E +4.29
57.5°N 47.5°E +4.51
57.5°N 52.5°E +4.10
57.5°N 57.5°E +3.57
57.5°N 62.5°E +4.49
57.5°N 67.5°E +3.95
57.5°N 72.5°E +4.33
57.5°N 77.5°E +4.75
57.5°N 82.5°E +4.37
57.5°N 87.5°E +4.80
57.5°N 92.5°E +4.61
57.5°N 97.5°E +4.70
57.5°N 102.5°E +4.99
57.5°N 107.5°E +3.94
57.5°N 112.5°E +4.41
57.5°N 117.5°E +4.48
57.5°N 122.5°E +4.30
57.5°N 127.5°E +4.29
57.5°N 132.5°E +4.47
57.5°N 137.5°E +3.51
57.5°N 142.5°E +3.11
57.5°N 147.5°E +1.18
57.5°N 152.5°E +1.44
57.5°N 157.5°E +2.50
57.5°N 162.5°E +1.66
57.5°N 167.5°E +1.25
57.5°N 172.5°E +1.12
57.5°N 177.5°E +1.32
52.5°N 177.5°W +1.81
52.5°N 172.5°W +1.76
52.5°N 167.5°W +1.78
52.5°N 162.5°W +1.91
52.5°N 157.5°W +2.07
52.5°N 152.5°W +2.18
52.5°N 147.5°W +2.17
52.5°N 142.5°W +2.02
52.5°N 137.5°W +1.93
52.5°N 132.5°W +1.98
52.5°N 127.5°W +2.29
52.5°N 122.5°W +2.66
52.5°N 117.5°W +2.48
52.5°N 112.5°W +2.51
52.5°N 107.5°W +3.49
52.5°N 102.5°W +3.40
52.5°N 97.5°W +3.57
52.5°N 92.5°W +3.80
52.5°N 87.5°W +3.50
52.5°N 82.5°W +3.13
52.5°N 77.5°W +3.38
52.5°N 72.5°W +3.56
52.5°N 67.5°W +3.62
52.5°N 62.5°W +3.75
52.5°N 57.5°W +2.86
52.5°N 52.5°W +2.25
52.5°N 47.5°W +0.97
52.5°N 42.5°W -0.01
52.5°N 37.5°W -0.33
52.5°N 32.5°W -0.70
52.5°N 27.5°W -0.37
52.5°N 22.5°W +0.21
52.5°N 17.5°W +0.66
52.5°N 12.5°W +1.26
52.5°N 7.5°W +1.81
52.5°N 2.5°W +2.29
52.5°N 2.5°E +2.45
52.5°N 7.5°E +3.00
52.5°N 12.5°E +3.25
52.5°N 17.5°E +2.84
52.5°N 22.5°E +3.35
52.5°N 27.5°E +4.21
52.5°N 32.5°E +4.30
52.5°N 37.5°E +4.66
52.5°N 42.5°E +4.80
52.5°N 47.5°E +5.18
52.5°N 52.5°E +4.85
52.5°N 57.5°E +4.25
52.5°N 62.5°E +4.49
52.5°N 67.5°E +4.48
52.5°N 72.5°E +5.01
52.5°N 77.5°E +4.67
52.5°N 82.5°E +4.47
52.5°N 87.5°E +4.73
52.5°N 92.5°E +4.91
52.5°N 97.5°E +5.11
52.5°N 102.5°E +5.29
52.5°N 107.5°E +4.87
52.5°N 112.5°E +4.50
52.5°N 117.5°E +4.63
52.5°N 122.5°E +4.20
52.5°N 127.5°E +4.51
52.5°N 132.5°E +4.86
52.5°N 137.5°E +3.66
52.5°N 142.5°E +2.89
52.5°N 147.5°E +0.97
52.5°N 152.5°E +1.27
52.5°N 157.5°E +2.12
52.5°N 162.5°E +1.54
52.5°N 167.5°E +1.46
52.5°N 172.5°E +1.64
52.5°N 177.5°E +1.64
47.5°N 177.5°W +1.49
47.5°N 172.5°W +1.59
47.5°N 167.5°W +1.69
47.5°N 162.5°W +1.76
47.5°N 157.5°W +1.83
47.5°N 152.5°W +1.93
47.5°N 147.5°W +2.02
47.5°N 142.5°W +1.89
47.5°N 137.5°W +1.84
47.5°N 132.5°W +1.79
47.5°N 127.5°W +1.79
47.5°N 122.5°W +1.94
47.5°N 117.5°W +2.26
47.5°N 112.5°W +2.60
47.5°N 107.5°W +3.03
47.5°N 102.5°W +3.15
47.5°N 97.5°W +3.36
47.5°N 92.5°W +2.64
47.5°N 87.5°W +2.35
47.5°N 82.5°W +2.87
47.5°N 77.5°W +3.60
47.5°N 72.5°W +3.93
47.5°N 67.5°W +3.22
47.5°N 62.5°W +3.61
47.5°N 57.5°W +3.60
47.5°N 52.5°W +2.89
47.5°N 47.5°W +1.55
47.5°N 42.5°W +0.29
47.5°N 37.5°W -0.23
47.5°N 32.5°W -0.27
47.5°N 27.5°W +0.02
47.5°N 22.5°W +0.68
47.5°N 17.5°W +1.23
47.5°N 12.5°W +1.65
47.5°N 7.5°W +2.00
47.5°N 2.5°W +2.51
47.5°N 2.5°E +3.41
47.5°N 7.5°E +4.09
47.5°N 12.5°E +3.81
47.5°N 17.5°E +3.92
47.5°N 22.5°E +2.84
47.5°N 27.5°E +3.68
47.5°N 32.5°E +3.55
47.5°N 37.5°E +3.75
47.5°N 42.5°E +4.67
47.5°N 47.5°E +4.32
47.5°N 52.5°E +4.30
47.5°N 57.5°E +4.68
47.5°N 62.5°E +4.71
47.5°N 67.5°E +4.76
47.5°N 72.5°E +4.48
47.5°N 77.5°E +4.48
47.5°N 82.5°E +4.75
47.5°N 87.5°E +5.08
47.5°N 92.5°E +5.36
47.5°N 97.5°E +5.12
47.5°N 102.5°E +4.56
47.5°N 107.5°E +4.75
47.5°N 112.5°E +4.61
47.5°N 117.5°E +4.91
47.5°N 122.5°E +4.72
47.5°N 127.5°E +4.96
47.5°N 132.5°E +4.70
47.5°N 137.5°E +3.74
47.5°N 142.5°E +1.76
47.5°N 147.5°E +1.08
47.5°N 152.5°E +1.64
47.5°N 157.5°E +1.84
47.5°N 162.5°E +1.86
47.5°N 167.5°E +1.70
47.5°N 172.5°E +1.64
47.5°N 177.5°E +1.51
42.5°N 177.5°W +1.34
42.5°N 172.5°W +1.51
42.5°N 167.5°W +1.63
42.5°N 162.5°W +1.70
42.5°N 157.5°W +1.84
42.5°N 152.5°W +1.96
42.5°N 147.5°W +2.07
42.5°N 142.5°W +1.98
42.5°N 137.5°W +1.85
42.5°N 132.5°W +1.67
42.5°N 127.5°W +1.61
42.5°N 122.5°W +2.19
42.5°N 117.5°W +1.58
42.5°N 112.5°W +1.75
42.5°N 107.5°W +2.73
42.5°N 102.5°W +2.37
42.5°N 97.5°W +1.96
42.5°N 92.5°W +1.65
42.5°N 87.5°W +1.99
42.5°N 82.5°W +2.47
42.5°N 77.5°W +2.73
42.5°N 72.5°W +3.57
42.5°N 67.5°W +3.38
42.5°N 62.5°W +3.21
42.5°N 57.5°W +2.14
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42.5°S 82.5°W +1.77
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42.5°S 67.5°W +2.44
42.5°S 62.5°W +2.69
42.5°S 57.5°W +3.13
42.5°S 52.5°W +3.46
42.5°S 47.5°W +3.27
42.5°S 42.5°W +2.88
42.5°S 37.5°W +2.34
42.5°S 32.5°W +2.13
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42.5°S 22.5°W +1.73
42.5°S 17.5°W +1.63
42.5°S 12.5°W +1.98
42.5°S 7.5°W +2.32
42.5°S 2.5°W +2.50
42.5°S 2.5°E +2.62
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42.5°S 12.5°E +2.85
42.5°S 17.5°E +2.83
42.5°S 22.5°E +2.57
42.5°S 27.5°E +2.41
42.5°S 32.5°E +2.23
42.5°S 37.5°E +2.21
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42.5°S 47.5°E +2.35
42.5°S 52.5°E +2.58
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42.5°S 67.5°E +2.12
42.5°S 72.5°E +1.93
42.5°S 77.5°E +1.92
42.5°S 82.5°E +2.01
42.5°S 87.5°E +2.07
42.5°S 92.5°E +2.17
42.5°S 97.5°E +2.19
42.5°S 102.5°E +1.94
42.5°S 107.5°E +1.68
42.5°S 112.5°E +1.64
42.5°S 117.5°E +1.73
42.5°S 122.5°E +1.84
42.5°S 127.5°E +1.90
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47.5°S 87.5°W +1.28
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47.5°S 52.5°W +2.71
47.5°S 47.5°W +2.96
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47.5°S 37.5°W +2.19
47.5°S 32.5°W +1.90
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47.5°S 27.5°E +2.57
47.5°S 32.5°E +2.47
47.5°S 37.5°E +2.29
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47.5°S 47.5°E +2.64
47.5°S 52.5°E +2.44
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47.5°S 62.5°E +2.33
47.5°S 67.5°E +2.08
47.5°S 72.5°E +1.85
47.5°S 77.5°E +2.01
47.5°S 82.5°E +2.12
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47.5°S 92.5°E +2.18
47.5°S 97.5°E +2.18
47.5°S 102.5°E +2.03
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47.5°S 112.5°E +1.83
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47.5°S 142.5°E +2.30
47.5°S 147.5°E +2.33
47.5°S 152.5°E +2.22
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47.5°S 162.5°E +2.11
47.5°S 167.5°E +1.79
47.5°S 172.5°E +1.61
47.5°S 177.5°E +1.47
52.5°S 177.5°W +1.12
52.5°S 172.5°W +1.17
52.5°S 167.5°W +1.06
52.5°S 162.5°W +0.93
52.5°S 157.5°W +0.89
52.5°S 152.5°W +0.70
52.5°S 147.5°W +0.53
52.5°S 82.5°W +0.95
52.5°S 77.5°W +0.86
52.5°S 72.5°W +0.53
52.5°S 67.5°W +0.89
52.5°S 62.5°W +1.43
52.5°S 57.5°W +1.42
52.5°S 52.5°W +2.01
52.5°S 47.5°W +2.31
52.5°S 42.5°W +2.10
52.5°S 37.5°W +0.97
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52.5°S 52.5°E +3.03
52.5°S 57.5°E +2.67
52.5°S 62.5°E +2.34
52.5°S 67.5°E +2.09
52.5°S 72.5°E +1.91
52.5°S 77.5°E +1.86
52.5°S 82.5°E +1.84
52.5°S 87.5°E +1.96
52.5°S 92.5°E +1.96
52.5°S 97.5°E +1.98
52.5°S 102.5°E +1.91
52.5°S 107.5°E +1.84
52.5°S 112.5°E +1.82
52.5°S 137.5°E +1.73
52.5°S 147.5°E +1.59
52.5°S 152.5°E +1.55
52.5°S 157.5°E +1.68
52.5°S 162.5°E +1.67
52.5°S 167.5°E +1.53
52.5°S 172.5°E +1.26
52.5°S 177.5°E +1.19
57.5°S 82.5°W +0.94
57.5°S 77.5°W +0.93
57.5°S 72.5°W +0.84
57.5°S 67.5°W +0.80
57.5°S 62.5°W +0.94
57.5°S 57.5°W +0.92
57.5°S 52.5°W +1.26
57.5°S 47.5°W +1.25
57.5°S 167.5°E +0.89
57.5°S 177.5°E +1.08
62.5°S 77.5°W +1.23
62.5°S 72.5°W +1.11
62.5°S 67.5°W +0.96
62.5°S 62.5°W +0.72
62.5°S 42.5°W +3.58
67.5°S 62.5°W +1.36

Key Points

  • Sea surface temperature increased during the 20th century and continues to rise. From 1901 through 2023, temperature rose at an average rate of 0.14°F per decade (Figure 1).
  • Sea surface temperature has been consistently higher during the past three decades than at any other time since reliable observations began in 1880. The year 2023 was the warmest ever recorded (Figure 1).
  • Based on the historical record, increases in sea surface temperature have largely occurred over two key periods: between 1910 and 1940 and from about 1970 to the present. Sea surface temperature appears to have cooled between 1880 and 1910 (Figure 1).
  • Changes in sea surface temperature vary regionally. While most parts of the world’s oceans have seen temperature rise, a few areas have actually experienced cooling—for example, parts of the North Atlantic (Figure 2).

Background

Sea surface temperature—the temperature of the water at the ocean surface—is an important physical attribute of the world’s oceans. The surface temperature of the world’s oceans varies mainly with latitude, with the warmest waters generally near the equator and the coldest waters in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. As the oceans absorb more heat, sea surface temperature increases, and the ocean circulation patterns that transport warm and cold water around the globe change.

Changes in sea surface temperature can alter marine ecosystems in several ways. For example, variations in ocean temperature can affect what species of plants, animals, and microbes are present in a location, alter migration and breeding patterns, threaten sensitive ocean life such as corals, and change the frequency and intensity of harmful algal blooms such as “red tide.”1 Over the long term, increases in sea surface temperature could also reduce the circulation patterns that bring nutrients from the deep sea to surface waters. Changes in reef habitat and nutrient supply could dramatically alter ocean ecosystems and lead to declines in fish populations, which in turn could affect people who depend on fishing for food or jobs.2,3 Many coastal areas have a large share of people who depend on income from fishing, tourism, or both. This is especially common in areas that have fewer economic alternatives, including rural counties and the United States’ Caribbean and Pacific island commonwealths and territories.4

Because the oceans continuously interact with the atmosphere, sea surface temperature can also have profound effects on global climate. Increases in sea surface temperature have led to an increase in the amount of atmospheric water vapor over the oceans.5 This water vapor feeds weather systems that produce precipitation, increasing the risk of heavy rain and snow (see the Heavy Precipitation and Tropical Cyclone Activity indicators). Changes in sea surface temperature can shift storm tracks, potentially contributing to droughts in some areas.5 Increases in sea surface temperature are also expected to lengthen the growth season for certain bacteria that can contaminate seafood and cause foodborne illnesses, thereby increasing the risk of health effects.6

About the Indicator

This indicator tracks average global sea surface temperature from 1880 through 2023. It also includes a map to show how change in sea surface temperature has varied across the world’s oceans from 1901 to 2022.

Techniques for measuring sea surface temperature have evolved since the 1800s. For instance, the earliest data were collected by inserting a thermometer into a water sample collected by lowering a bucket from a ship. Today, temperature measurements are collected more systematically from ships, as well as at stationary and drifting buoys.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has carefully reconstructed and filtered the data in Figure 1 to correct for biases in the different collection techniques and to minimize the effects of sampling changes over various locations and times. The data are shown as anomalies, or differences, compared with the average sea surface temperature from 1971 to 2000. The map in Figure 2 was originally developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which calculated long-term trends based on a collection of published studies.

Indicator Notes

Both components of this indicator are based on instrumental measurements of surface water temperature. Due to denser sampling and improvements in sampling design and measurement techniques, newer data are more precise than older data. The earlier trends shown by this indicator have less certainty because of lower sampling frequency and less precise sampling methods.

Data Sources

Data for Figure 1 were provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information and are available online at: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/extended-reconstructed-sst. These data were reconstructed from measurements of water temperature, which are available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at: https://icoads.noaa.gov/products.html. Figure 2 is an updated version of a map that appeared in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report (www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1), which gathered data from a variety of studies that provide the best available information about climate change.

Technical Documentation

References

  1. Ostrander, G. K., Armstrong, K. M., Knobbe, E. T., Gerace, D., & Scully, E. P. (2000). Rapid transition in the structure of a coral reef community: The effects of coral bleaching and physical disturbance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 97(10), 5297–5302. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.090104897
  2. Pratchett, M. S., Wilson, S. K., Berumen, M. L., & McCormick, M. I. (2004). Sublethal effects of coral bleaching on an obligate coral feeding butterflyfish. Coral Reefs, 23(3), 352–356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-004-0394-x
  3. Pershing, A., Griffis, R., Jewett, E. B., Armstrong, C. T., Bruno, J. F., Busch, S., Haynie, A. C., Siedlecki, S., & Tommasi, D. (2018). Chapter 9: Oceans and marine resources. In USGCRP (U.S. Global Change Research Program), Impacts, risks, and adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, volume II. https://doi.org/10.7930/NCA4.2018.CH9
  4. Mills, K. E., Osborne, E. B., Bell, R. J., Colgan, C. S., Cooley, S. R., Goldstein, M. C., Griffis, R. B., Holsman, K., Jacox, M., & Micheli, F. (2023). Chapter 10: Ocean ecosystems and marine resources. In USGCRP (U.S. Global Change Research Program), Fifth National Climate Assessment. https://doi.org/10.7930/NCA5.2023.CH10
  5. Douville, H., Raghavan, K., Renwick, J., Allan, R. P., Arias, P. A., Barlow, M., Cerezo-Mota, R., Cherchi, A., Gan, T. Y., Gergis, J., Jiang, D., Khan, A., Pokam Mba, W., Rosenfeld, D., Tierney, J., & Zolina, O. (2021). Chapter 8: Water cycle changes. In IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Climate change 2021—The physical science basis: Working Group I Contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157896
  6. Trtanj, J., Jantarasami, L., Brunkard, J., Collier, T., Jacobs, J., Lipp, E., McLellan, S., Moore, S., Paerl, H., Ravenscroft, J., Sengco, M., & Thurston, J. (2016). Chapter 6: Climate impacts on water-related illness. In USGCRP (U.S. Global Change Research Program), The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States: A scientific assessment (pp. 157–188). https://health2016.globalchange.gov
  7. Huang, B., Thorne, P. W., Banzon, V. F., Boyer, T., Chepurin, G., Lawrimore, J. H., Menne, M. J., Smith, T. M., Vose, R. S., & Zhang, H.-M. (2024). NOAA Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST), version 5 [Data set]. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.7289/V5T72FNM
  8. Huang, B., Yin, X., Menne, M. J., Vose, R., & Zhang, H. (2023). NOAA Global Surface Temperature Dataset, version 6 [Data set]. Accessed March 2024. www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc%3AC01704/html

Text on this page is EPA’s own published wording (a U.S. Government work, not subject to domestic copyright), extracted from EPA’s published indicator page and verified paragraph by paragraph against the archived HTML. Data, chart code, and the full extraction pipeline are maintained in the sea-surface-temperature repository, which this page reads its data from directly.

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