During the Pacific 'Blob', sea-surface temperatures in some locations were more than 10°F above average.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by NPS, NOAA-sourced reporting, and local news; multiple independent sources corroborate that some locations exceeded 10°F above average, consistent with typical average anomalies of 5-7°F. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- A Striking New View of the Pacific 'Blob' (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/theblob.htm (corroboration)
- https://katu.com/news/local/the-blob-stole-our-winter-oregon-portland-weather-orwx-science-climate-change-global-warming-noaa-pacific-ocean-local-community-pacific-northwest (corroboration)
- https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/blob-marine-heat-wave-us-21063998.php (corroboration)