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File: SSTA_June1997_1500px.png

map showing global sea surface temperature in June 1997

Image caption

June 1997 sea surface temperature difference from the 1985-1993 average (details from Coral Reef Watch). El Niño's warmer-than-average pattern stands out clearly in the east-central Pacific. NOAA Climate.gov image from Data Snapshots.