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Mr. Sandman · 05-25-2004, 01:46 PM

I did not do a lot offshore last season but I can say that inshore the water is a bit warmer this year then last . Last year, April, May and June were cold with lots of overcast and rainy skys. I know June was a wash out and "summer" didn't hit till the 4th of July.

The water temp in the harbor now is 64 deg already...yes it is in the harbor but we had a string of clear days with strong UV that I think helped to heat the shallow waters a lot.

That said there if you look at the WHOI data from years past you see a trend like this for the end of april
4/27/02 T = 10.0
4/27/03 T= 7.0
4/27/04 T=7.8 Deg C

for May 24:

5/24/02 T= 12.8
5/24/03 T=10.8
5/24/04 sensor dead

So IMO, this is is a little warmer then last year but still a lot cooler then normal. I wish the 04 data was available...

Offshore is more of a global effect...offshore currents ect. Inshore...is sunshine driven IMO.

05-25-2004, 01:46 PM	#2
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	I did not do a lot offshore last season but I can say that inshore the water is a bit warmer this year then last . Last year, April, May and June were cold with lots of overcast and rainy skys. I know June was a wash out and "summer" didn't hit till the 4th of July. The water temp in the harbor now is 64 deg already...yes it is in the harbor but we had a string of clear days with strong UV that I think helped to heat the shallow waters a lot. That said there if you look at the WHOI data from years past you see a trend like this for the end of april 4/27/02 T = 10.0 4/27/03 T= 7.0 4/27/04 T=7.8 Deg C for May 24: 5/24/02 T= 12.8 5/24/03 T=10.8 5/24/04 sensor dead So IMO, this is is a little warmer then last year but still a lot cooler then normal. I wish the 04 data was available... Offshore is more of a global effect...offshore currents ect. Inshore...is sunshine driven IMO.