Barnegat Lightship (Figure 11, Table 11) 
The 1957 record here was plagued by instrument failure. What 
data there are indicate little departure from the mean from February 
through May, though temperatures were well above the 1956 values for this 
period. The last half of June was well above the mean, but was followed 
by a sharp drop during the first 10 days in July. (Boston, Buzzards, Am= 
brose and Five Fathom Bank Lightships show similar drops in surface tem= 
peratures at this time.) The leveling off of the summer peak is to be 
seen at other stations. The maximum of 71.6°F was in mid-August. An in- 
trusion of relatively cold bottom water appeared in July and early August, 
but rapidly disappeared toward the end of August. 
Surface salinities ranged from a low of 31.38 °/oo in early May 
to a high of 33.0) in January. These values were generally higher than 
those of 1956. 
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