Calculated from the HadISST1. It is the area averaged SST from 5S-5N and 170-120W.

Time Interval: Monthly
Time Coverage: 1870 to Dec 2014
Update Status: Periodically updated

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Niño 3.4 (anomaly; 1951-2000 mean removed): Standard PSD Format (What is standard format?)
Niño 3.4: Standard PSD Format (What is standard format?)

Source:
Data is from PSD using the HadISST1 dataset.
References:

1. Rayner N. A., D. E. Parker, E. B. Horton, C. K. Folland, L. V. Alexander, D. P. Rowell, E. C. Kent, A. Kaplan, Global analyses of sea surface temperature, sea ice, and night marine air temperature since the late nineteenth century, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D14), 4407, doi:10.1029/2002JD002670, 2003.

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