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If you look at the scale, the seasonal variations are actually quite small. The ocean temperature was quite stable in a narrow band from 20-20.5C. Was. Water has a high heat capacity and the top few feet of the oceans is a colossal amount of water. I saw last year's rise described as "adding 500 million Hiroshima bombs of heat to the ocean." (Just normal variations I am sure, lol)