by Calculated Risk on 5/01/2006 01:07:00 AM

Hurricane season officially starts June 1st. NOAA offers this resource page to track Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) around the World.

UPDATE: April 28, 2005 vs. April 28, 2006 (sorry for leaving off dates!)

Here are two animations comparing 2005 (land in pink) to 2006 (land in green). The first image shows that most of the Atlantic and the Caribbean are slightly cooler this year.



The second image shows the Gulf of Mexico. The GOM is clearly warmer in 2006.