We have used ‘warming stripe’ graphics to help us visualize how sea surface temperature has changed throughout time at our Shore Stations. Each stripe or bar represents a year and the color represents the ocean temperature relative to the long-term average (anomalies). Blue stripes represent colder years and red warmer years; the darker the color the greater the difference from the long-term average. #ShowYourStripes - The Show Your Stripes campaign was created by Ed Hawkins.