Georges Shoal. Texas Tower #2 

 (Figure 5, Table 5) 



The winter minimum in ejirly March on 

 Georges Shoals was 40° F. and agreed with 

 that for 1957, though January and February 

 were warmer than in 1957. Warming was well 

 behind 1956 and 1957 through July; during 

 August temperatures made an abrupt recovery, 

 reaching a maximum of 61' F. toward the end 

 of the month. This maximum was greater 

 than that for 1956 by 0.8° F. and less than 

 the 1957 high by 3.2" P., and occurred some 

 three weeks earlier than either. At the 



end of the year cooling was rapid. From 

 May through December temperatures were con- 

 sistently lower than those for 1957. In 

 terms of annual means, 49.3° F. for 1958 

 was colder by 2.1° than was 1957. 



Surface water sampling was resumed in 

 August. Ten day mean values were close to 

 32,0 o/oo through October; November and 

 December showed a gradual rise in scilini- 

 ties to 32.9 o/oo at year's end. Where 

 comparison is possible with the spotty 1956 

 record, the 1958 values appear slightly 

 lower. 



SURFACE S%. 



Figure 5. Georges Shoal, Texas Tovrer 112, 1958 (solid line). (Dashed line, 1956; 

 dotted line, 1957) 



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