SST on May 1
Whether or not the SSTs are above or below normal is irrelevant to TS formation. SSTs have to be 82 F or above, simply put. I think the Bay of Bengal is that warm most of the year.
This Cyclone was a complete freak of nature since the ocean temperatures that spawned it and the ocean temperatures over the path it took, were well below normal (more than 1.0C) at the time. This cyclone had no business forming in the first place.
So perhaps global cooling actually causes greater cyclones, not the other way around.
And any global warmer who blames this cyclone on global warming needs to be called to account for their complete lack of knowledge about the subject ...
... (although Cogitator seems to understand a few things about the science and perhaps that is why he is trying to deflect Al Gore’s comments now.)
SST on May 1
Whether or not the SSTs are above or below normal is irrelevant to TS formation. SSTs have to be 82 F or above, simply put. I think the Bay of Bengal is that warm most of the year.