Woods Hole, Massachusetts (Figure 7, Table 7) 
The mean for the year 1956 at woods Hole was 53.2°F, making 
it the third warmest year for the period of record, beginning in 1883. 
(See, Bumpus, 1957, a.) he means for 1951 and 1953 were 53.5° and 
53.6° respectively. 
The year was characterized by early warming beginning in Feb- 
ruary, high temperatures in the early summer and a decline beginning in 
mid-August somewhat sooner than usual. Autumn temperatures remained 
above the mean, but became comparable to last year's after the middle of 
October. 
TEMPERATURE , °F 
Figure 7. ‘loods Hole, 1957. (Dashed line, mean for period 1880-1956) 
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