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El Niño pushes San Francisco ocean temperatures to late-season record

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Water off San Francisco is warmer than any recorded at this point in the year. Near the Farallon Islands, sea surface temperatures reached about 65°F in early November, roughly 10°F above normal, according to climate scientist Daniel Swain.

Updated 2 hours ago

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"There has never been water this warm, this late in the year off the coast of San Francisco in the peak upwelling zone near the Farallon Islands."

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"These are record-shattering temperatures for the cool season."

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