Daily Sea Surface Temperature Record from Leigh Marine Laboratory Pier (1967-2011)

Daily sea surface temperature measurements collected from bucket casts at a pier in Auckland, New Zealand. The dataset provides a long-term record spanning over 44 years, from January 1967 to April 2011. Data was collected by the Leigh Marine Laboratory and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term warming trends in coastal waters using the daily temperature time-series.
• Correlate sea surface temperature anomalies from this location with broader climate indices like ENSO.
• Study seasonal and inter-annual variability in temperature at the specific geographic coordinate (-36.26929, 174.79840).
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface temperature products against this in-situ, pier-based measurement record.

Strengths

• Time series spans over 44 years, from 1967-01-01 to 2011-04-30.
• Data is tied to a specific, fixed geographic location (Leigh Marine Laboratory pier).

Limitations

• Data collection ended in April 2011, making the record temporally stale for current analysis.
• Unknown sample size (row count) and measurement frequency details beyond 'daily'.
• Single geographic point limits spatial generalizability of findings.

Provenance

Source

Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland; archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0127323).

Collection Method

Collected via bucket casts from a pier.

Time Range

1967-01-01 to 2011-04-30

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2011-04-30; no updates are expected.

Geography

Leigh Marine Laboratory pier, Auckland, New Zealand (Lat: -36.26929, Lng: 174.79840).