Table 1. — Mean monthly temperatures of water samples fall depths combined) at stations along the 



west coast cf Florida, 1964-65 



(station locations are shown in figure 1; 



Sampling area --ind month 



Distance offshore 



9.3 km. 

 (5 miles ) 



18.5 km. 

 (10 miles) 



27.8 km. 

 (15 miles) 



37.1 km. 

 (20 miles) 



Johns Pass 



1964: 



February. . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August . . . . 

 September. 

 October. . . 

 November. . 

 December. . 



1965 : 



January. . . 

 February. . 



Anna Maria Key 



1964: 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



1965 : 



January 



February 



Venice Inlet 

 1964: 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



14.6 

 15.6 

 21.9 

 24.8 

 28.2 

 29.3 

 29.5 

 27.7 

 23.9 

 23.1 

 20.3 



19.2 



18.5 



15.7 

 20.5 

 23.5 

 25.7 

 28.9 

 29.7 

 29.8 

 27.7 

 23.6 



24.0 

 18.4 



16.2 

 19.1 



15.2 

 20.4 

 23.3 

 26.0 

 28.3 

 29.7 

 29.8 

 27.0 

 22.1 

 23.2 

 21.0 



14.4 

 15.5 

 21.4 

 24.8 

 28.1 

 29.4 

 29.3 

 28.2 

 24.1 

 23.2 

 20.8 



19.2 

 13.3 



15.7 

 19.7 

 22.9 

 25.8 

 28.6 

 29.6 

 29.6 

 27.7 

 23.8 

 24.0 

 18.3 



17.2 

 18.9 



15.4 

 19.6 

 23.0 

 25.9 

 28.3 

 29.7 

 29.8 

 26.8 

 22.4 

 22.9 

 21.0 



14.9 

 15.4 

 21.0 

 24.7 

 28.0 

 29.5 

 29.2 

 27.8 

 24.2 

 22.9 

 21.4 



19.2 



18.3 



15.2 

 19.0 

 22.8 

 25.3 

 28.2 

 29.5 

 29.8 

 27.6 

 24.0 

 24.0 

 19.0 



17.6 

 18.8 



15.3 

 18.9 

 22.6 

 25.6 

 28.1 

 29.7 

 29.8 

 26.6 

 22.7 

 22.8 

 21.1 



14.9 

 17.6 

 20.3 

 24.4 

 27.6 

 29.5 

 29.4 

 27.1 

 24.6 

 22.6 

 21.8 



19.4 

 18.3 



15.4 



18. 

 22. 

 25. 



27. 

 29. 



29.6 

 27.4 

 23.6 

 23.5 

 19.4 



17.9 

 18.7 



16.4 

 19.2 

 22.3 

 25.3 

 27.8 

 29.8 

 29.8 

 26.4 

 23.0 

 22.6 

 21.8 



