Certain independent observers have kindly forwarded to us daily 

 water temperature readings at shore stations. These data are also 

 tabulated herein and the one -third monthly means depicting the annual 

 progression of surface water temperatures are presented. 



Ihe following stations are reported herein. (See Fig. 1) 



Station Period Data 



Qrand Harbour, 



Grand Manan 1 Aug 1955-31 Dec 1956 Tqi 



Portland lightship 17 Dec 1955-?8 Dec 1956 "^OO "^SO' '^50'' '^100 '» 



Boston Lightship 12 Nov 1955-31 Dec 1956 Tq,, T3Q,, T^q,, T^^,, 



Sqi, ^95« 



Georges Shoal, 



Texas Tower #2 21 Apr 1956-31 Dec 1956 '^0" ^0' 



Nantucket Lightship 3 Jan 1956-12 Dec 1956 '^0" '^30" '^50 '* '^100'* 



Woods Hole, Mass. 2 Jan 1056-31 Dec 1956 Tqi 



Buzzards Lightship 1 Mar 1956-31 Dec 1956 Tqi, Sqi 



Kingston, R. I. 6 Sent 1Q56-31 Dec 19 56 Tqi 



Ambrose Lightship Hi Dec 1955-30 Nov 1956 T^,, T^^,, T^^,, T^^,, 



Sqi, 89^1 

 Bamegat Lightship lU Dec 19 55-16 Dec 1956 '^0'* '''30«» '^50'* "^70'* 



Sq,, SyQ, 



Fj.ve Fathom Bank 



Lightship 15 Dec 19 55-31 Dec 19 56 Tq,, T3Q,, T^q,, Tq^i, 



Sq' i S85' 



