Not sure about that source but the analysis I saw yesterday (dated 23rd not the
9th) had a negative anomaly of 0 to 1 degrees between Iceland and Norway (north
of Faeroes).


Not just 9th, but16th http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate...t.20080116.gif
just as warm as 9th. I like this site as it shows the mean values over
the week (as I understand it). It certainly doesn't give the wild
fluctuations that some sites give.

A quick look the the MetO SST charts shows just how warm the seas
surrounding the UK are, or just look at the buoy reports, some 2-3C
above normal for late Jan. 10C way up north http://magicseaweed.com/Wave-Buoy/64045/

Graham
Penzance