Monthly and Annual Means of the 1st Principal Component of the position of the North Wall of the Gulf Stream 1966-2001. NOTE: Month to month variability in the data is high because of Gulf Stream meandering. It is therefore advisable to use either annual mean values or averages over several months.

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
1966 0.926 -1.504 -0.369 -1.182 -0.727 0.829 3.151 1.257 4.461 -0.166 0.586 0.872 0.678
1967 -0.955 -0.497 -1.625 -1.088 -1.002 -0.682 2.165 -0.476 -0.258 -0.922 2.527 -0.897 -0.309
1968 -0.951 1.459 -0.214 -2.064 2.152 0.161 -1.833 -1.108 0.655 1.23 2.54 3.382 0.451
1969 0.883 0.567 1.255 -0.975 0.1 -1.151 -1.135 -2.508 -2.977 -0.197 -2.453 0.13 -0.705
1970 -2.105 -2.793 -1.826 -0.087 0.077 1.881 -0.355 -2.322 -2.276 -1.172 -1.175 -0.375 -1.044
1971 -1.044 -1.632 -1.821 -2.534 -1.373 -0.055 -5.242 -3.097 -1.805 -1.807 -1.991 -0.757 -1.93
1972 -0.144 -1.305 -0.193 -2.165 -2.157 -2.691 0.208 -1.869 -2.174 -2.938 -0.025 0.024 -1.286
1973 -2.219 -1.273 -1.384 -0.605 -3.442 -2.013 -2.064 -0.332 -0.18 -0.643 0.142 -0.2 -1.184
1974 0.867 -3.041 -1.243 0.186 -0.083 -0.839 -1.55 -1.217 0.501 -0.246 -0.905 -0.142 -0.643
1975 0.184 -0.78 1.007 1.247 -1.357 -1.145 1.739 3.333 -0.258 -0.833 -2.405 0.243 0.081
1976 -0.305 -2.29 -4.588 -0.714 -0.147 0.336 -0.722 -0.857 -1.345 0.999 0.078 0.831 -0.727
1977 1.956 -0.463 1.822 0.929 -2.514 0.609 -0.896 -0.923 -0.095 -0.329 -0.808 0.231 -0.04
1978 -0.031 -2.703 0.653 0.172 -2.74 -3.062 0.07 -1.482 -0.41 -0.316 -0.898 -1.348 -1.008
1979 -3.618 -2.691 -2.841 -1.458 -1.506 0.397 -0.496 -2.056 -0.345 -2.079 -2.049 -0.363 -1.592
1980 -1.007 1.241 1.604 -1.37 -0.265 -2.034 1.082 -2.703 0.87 2.089 -0.34 -1.707 -0.212
1981 -2.035 0.474 -1.157 -2.782 -0.283 -0.918 0.254 -0.348 -0.078 2.633 -1.408 -1.519 -0.597
1982 0.677 -1.846 -1.238 -2.774 -1.358 -1.332 -1.817 -0.603 -2.586 0.053 0.394 -1.398 -1.152
1983 -0.648 -1.53 0.207 -0.676 -1.502 -1.209 -1.02 3.461 0.923 -0.517 0.595 1.154 -0.064
1984 0.874 1.063 0.729 0.618 -0.725 -1.38 -2.477 3.18 -0.374 1.63 1.997 1.818 0.579
1985 1.491 0.656 -0.293 1.733 3.357 1.412 1.137 0.778 1.522 4.568 0.574 0.217 1.429
1986 2.661 -1.298 -1.617 -0.95 -1.067 0.446 -0.128 -1.824 -0.666 1.263 1.428 0.064 -0.141
1987 -2.381 -1.217 -2.76 -1.865 -0.637 -0.299 0.409 0.86 1.58 0.799 0.11 -0.547 -0.495
1988 -1.392 1.659 0.153 -0.282 -0.9 -1.191 0.408 -0.274 2.1 0.666 0.4 -0.025 0.11
1989 -1.07 0.208 0.582 1.174 1.273 0.569 -0.38 -1.571 -0.028 0.623 1.284 2.323 0.416
1990 1.992 1.509 0.487 0.851 0.576 -1.202 -0.247 1.079 0.99 0.818 1.247 0.749 0.737
1991 0.222 0.139 -0.336 0.346 1.578 2.273 1.662 1.801 2.943 2.418 0.852 1.587 1.29
1992 2.118 0.888 1.483 0.623 0.971 0.108 0.553 0.624 0.994 0.577 0.765 3.328 1.086
1993 -0.541 1.217 -2.516 0.045 1.122 1.128 -0.013 1.679 2.028 2.01 2.534 1.287 0.832
1994 2.582 2.306 2.012 1.2 0.749 2.225 1.386 0.872 0.188 0.24 -0.858 4.765 1.472
1995 4.872 3.079 1.675 0.893 0.778 2.555 1.679 3.058 2.549 2.612 2.346 -0.096 2.167
1996 2.515 0.496 2.026 -0.355 -0.952 -1.043 -0.429 -1.14 0.697 0.109 -0.795 -1.96 -0.069
1997 -0.381 -0.468 -1.56 -0.335 0.788 -0.499 0.921 -0.576 -0.752 -0.478 -1.258 0.403 -0.349
1998 1.028 0.132 0.144 -3.384 -2.431 -0.806 -1.074 -0.995 0.573 0.357 -2.136 -0.047 -0.72
1999 -0.255 -0.426 -0.861 -0.681 -0.201 -0.35 0.86 -0.295 3.331 -0.423 0.386 -0.076 0.084
2000 -3.245 -1.164 -0.798 -0.441 -0.39 0.023 -0.379 0.026 3.085 1.661 0.695 -0.106 -0.086
2001 1.185 1.846 0.314 0.496 0.553 -1.934 2.395 2.129 2.188 -1.505 1.185 2.152 0.917