El Niño of 2015 Hits All-Time Record Strength for a 1-Week Period

The El Niño event of 2015 has just set a record for the warmest waters ever observed in the equatorial Pacific over a 1-week period. SSTs in the Pacific between 90°W and 160°E longitude and 5° north/south latitude hit +3.0°C (5.4°F) from average over the past week, exceeding the previous 1-week record warmth of 2.8°C above average set during the week of November 26, 1997.
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