﻿Xl.VI 
  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 
  in 
  

   connection 
  with 
  the 
  table 
  on 
  the 
  opposite 
  page 
  : 
  

  

  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. 
  

  

  43 
  I 
  41 
  

  

  40 
  i 
  34 
  

   45 
  41 
  

   48 
  I 
  44 
  

  

  42 
  i 
  39 
  

  

  44 
  39 
  

   44 
  I 
  40 
  

   54 
  50 
  

  

  43 
  I 
  41 
  

  

  41 
  38 
  

  

  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. 
  

  

  47.17 
  

   50.92 
  

   50.50 
  

   51.46 
  

   45.04 
  

   53.80 
  

   53.21 
  

   50.17 
  

   59.14 
  

   46.07 
  

   52.21 
  

  

  Tear. 
  

  

  1887 
  

   1888 
  

   1889 
  

   1890 
  

   1891 
  

   1892 
  

   1803 
  

   1894 
  

   1895 
  

   1896 
  

   1897 
  

  

  Week 
  ending 
  

   Apr. 
  18. 
  

  

  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. 
  

  

  62.55 
  

   60.64 
  

  

  57. 
  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 
  

  

  