Five Fathom Bank Lightship (Figure 12, Table 12) 
The warm conditions seen in December of the previous year 
(Bumpus, 1957) continued through January of 1957, and it was not until 
February that temperatures fell abruptly and become comparable to the 
mean. The minimum occurred in February with temperatures less than ))1°F. 
Throughout the spring temperatures were consistently above those for 1956 
and comparable to the mean till mid-May when they were higher. The sum-= 
mer maximum at the surface probably occurred at the end of July with 
readings greater than 7)°F. 
The bottom maximum which surely occurred at the time of the 
autumn overturn was missed. The intrusion of cold bottom water in late 
June and early July was accompanied by a drop in surface temperatures 
both here and at other stations. 
During January, February,and December, salinities were somewhat 
below the 1956 readings; for the other months they were appreciably 
higher, showing little difference between surface and bottom values. 
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