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We have assessed the robustness of each geochemical proxy by comparing 25 years (1992ŋ1968) of monthly geochemical variations with a local record of sea surface temperature (SST) and with the appropriate 1° by 1° grid box from a global gridded SST data set. We conclude from our comparison that the most consistent proxies of monthly SST variations at this site are d18O (r2 = -0.84; p = <.0001) and Sr/Ca (r2 = -0.84; p = <.0001). The fidelity of the coral-based Sr/Ca-SST proxy was assessed via calibration-verification exercises at New Caledonia and Rarotonga. The ŋpaleoclimateŋ accuracy of the coral Sr/Ca-SST technique is judged to be robust, and the precision of the technique is estimated to be ~0.3° ą 0.5 (2) based on the calibration-verification exercise. In contrast, monthly variations in Mg/Ca and U/Ca ratios are only moderately correlated with monthly SST variations (r2 = 0.55; p = <.0001 for Mg/Ca and r2 = 0.47; p = <.0001). The strength of the correlation between SST and Mg/Ca and U/Ca varies as a function of time, suggesting that variations in these ratios are not a simple function of SST variations. This variability in goodness of fit between U/Ca-SST and Mg/Ca-SST may ultimately limit the use of these ratios as coral paleothermometers. Averaging or stacking individual proxy SST records (Sr/Ca, Mg/Ca and U/Ca) to generate a composite proxy SST record does not necessarily improve the proxy record if the signal-to-noise ratio in each proxy is highly variable. For example, stacking of Sr/Ca-Mg/Ca-U/Ca records at New Caledonia produces a proxy SST time series that has greater standard error than the individual Sr/Ca-SST time series (cf. ordinary least squares standard error of 1.16°C versus 0.86°C). Ba/Ca variations have little correlation with SST, Sr/Ca, Mg/Ca, or U/Ca variations at New Caledonia. 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