XLVI REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



The following- table shows the temperatures of water by weeks, dur- 

 iug the shad season, from 1887 to 1897. It will be found of interest iu 

 connection with the table on the opposite page : 



Tear. 



Week ending 

 Feb. 7. 



1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892 

 1893 

 1894 

 1895 

 1896 

 1897 



39 



35 



38.07 



44.07 



41.14 



38.50 



34.85 



38.28 



34.35 



39.92 



35. 03 



Week ending 

 Feb. 14. 



40.89 



35 



36.32 



42.28 



41.66 



39.21 



34.80 



39.53 



34.17 



40 



36 



Week ending 

 Feb. 21. 



42.17 

 35.28 

 36.21 

 44.42 

 44.57 

 39.35 

 35.57 

 39.32 

 34.82 

 38.32 

 36.78 



Week ending 

 Feb. 28. 



38 34 



42 I 37 



36 I 35 



38 36 



43.37 



37.07 



36 



44.35 



45.38 



42.85 



35.42 



38.32 



35.17 



36.50 



39.10 



Week ending 

 Mar. 7. 



42 



41 



37.53 



36.50 



44.67 



41.42 



42.90 



36.89 



41.75 



38 



38.96 



41.03 



Tear. 



1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892 

 1893 

 1894 

 1895 

 1896 

 1897 



Week ending 

 Mar. 14. 



42.21 

 37.21 

 39.07 

 42.67 

 40.38 

 43.60 

 40.64 

 48.35 

 41.82 

 39.71 

 43.32 



Week ending 

 Mar. 21. 



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45 ' 41 

 48 44 



41.71 

 36.21 

 43.39 

 45.85 

 41.33 

 41.04 

 41.53 

 51.35 

 42.32 

 39.50 

 46.21 



Week ending 

 Mar. 28. 



42.71 

 39.07 

 46.82 

 47.17 

 44.04 

 43.14 

 44.14 

 52.42 

 43.71 

 41.03 

 49.89 



Week ending 

 Apr. 4. 



42.39 

 44.14 

 48.92 

 48.10 

 44.42 

 47.28 

 48.64 

 48.03 

 47.14 

 45.17 

 50.14 



Week ending 

 Apr. 11. 



52 i 43 



52 [ 48 



52 50 



53 50 

 46 44 



47.17 

 50.92 

 50.50 

 51.46 

 45. 04 

 53.80 

 53.21 

 50.17 

 59.14 

 46.07 

 52.21 



Week ending 

 Apr. 18. 



1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892 

 1803 

 1894 

 1895 

 1896 

 1897 



54.39 

 51.22 

 52.64 

 54.60 

 52.28 

 50.85 

 54.53 

 50.50 

 53.32 

 53.84 

 53.96 



Week ending 

 Apr. 25. 



54.21 

 50.55 

 55.67 

 57.35 

 61.33 

 51.85 

 53.36 

 58.35 

 56.67 

 64.50 

 56.03 



Week ending 

 May 2. 



55.71 



55 



57.71 



59. 42 



63.04 



56.23 



53.09 



62.39 



59.57 



63 



60.64 



Week ending 

 May 9. 



66 57 

 64 58 



62.55 



60.64 



r>7. 84 



62. 07 



62 



65.09 



58.14 



68.32 



63.39 



64.64 



61.60 



Week ending 

 May 16. 



67.28 



64.53 



65.64 



62.53 



63.28 



65.52 



62.47 



68.64 



67.35 



70 



64.39 



