Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar
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Three months span 13 weeks.
ENSO Region 3.4's current 13-week SSTa moving average stands at 0.58°C.
Last week ... it was 0.54°C.
What's up with the requirement for SST anomalies to persist for three _calendar_ months (as if there are calendars in the middle of the tropical Pacific ocean)?