The Australian region set a new record for ocean temperatures in 2024, with sea surface temperatures close to 0.9°C above the long-term average. Australia’s annual mean sea surface temperature during 2024 was 0.89°C above the 1961-1990 average. This was the highest annual sea surface temperature on record, beating the previous record anomaly of +0.80°C from … Continue reading Record-warm oceans surrounded Australia in 2024