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Differences from average global sea surface temperatures for 2nd of March 2014 to 29th of March 2014

Differences from average global sea surface temperatures for 2nd of March 2014 to 29th of March 2014. Map courtesy of NOAA Climate Diagnostics Centre (http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/map/images/sst/sst.anom.month.gif).