Buzzards Lightship (Figure 8, Table 8) 



The winter minimum, less than 35°F, was colder than 1956 and 

 19 57 but above the 19 58 minimum. Warming began abruptly in late 

 March and continued until June, when a regression reflected 

 anomalously low air temperatures. The maximum in early September 

 surpassed the highs for the three previous years. Cooling was 

 "normal" compared to earlier years. 



Salinity values vary very little at this station and year to year 

 differences are also slight. The 19 59 values fell between those of 

 1957 and 1958 and were closest to those of 1956. The high readings 

 in September reflect the unusually dry conditions which prevailed 

 during that time in the East. 



S5 340 



CO 



t 320 



30 



SURFACE S%o 



_L 



_1_ 



_L 



JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 



Figure 8. Buzzards Lightship, 1959 



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