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Monthly and Annual Mean Surface Water Temperatures, °F 



CAPE CHARLES LIliHT<^HIP 37°05'N. 750U'W. 



Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aufi. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec . Ann. 



1925 - - - - 59.3 68.4 72.7 74.3 -73.6 65.1 53.5 45.8 - 



1926 40.1 37.6 39.7 45-5 55.6 63.6 72.1 75.0 72.4 67.0 57.5 45.4 (56.0) 



27 38.7 40.3 41.4 47.1 54.1 58.7 69.2 68.4 71.9 65.5 55.4 48.7 (55.0) 



28 43.0 42.9 42.6 48.9 56.8 66.0 69.8 72.7 * 



(3) (3) (3) (3) (4) (4) (4) (4) (3) (3) (3) (3) 



Mean 40.6 40.3 41.2 47.2 56.4 64.2 71.0 72.6 72.6 65.9 55.5 46.6 56.2 



* On 1 Sept. "28, the lightship was moved abcut 6 miles to the 

 southwest to 36°59'N. 75°42'W and the name changed to 

 Chesapecdce Lightship. 



Readings at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

 Source - USBF 



