Year-to-date Record-Breaking Global 5km Satellite Sea Surface Temperature
(Version 3.1, released September 30, 2026)
Global 5km Year-to-date Record-Breaking Sea Surface Temperature image
Current Daily Variables:
Record-Breaking Maximum SST
Record-Breaking Maximum Degree Heating Weeks
Click on map above to zoom to small 60 x 40-degree tiles; use drop-down menu below to view larger 60 x 40-degree tiles.     
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60 x 40-degree tiles (by east/west hemispheres and low/high latitudes, updated daily)

The NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) daily global 5km satellite year-to-date record-breaking sea surface temperature (SST) product presented here shows the locations where maximum daily SSTs so far during the current year have exceeded their historical maximum daily SSTs over the period of 1985-2025 and the magnitudes of their excursions above the historical maximum values. Note that the baseline time period for the historical maximum will change at the beginning of every year to include one more year.
This product is updated each afternoon at about 13:30 U.S. Eastern Time.
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