Georges Shoal, Texas Tower #2 

 (Figure 5, Table 5) 



The winter minimum in early March on 

 Georges Shoals was 40° F. and agreed with 

 that for 1957, though January and February 

 were warmer than in 1957. Warming was well 

 behind 1956 and 1957 through July; during 

 August temperatures made an abrupt recovery, 

 reaching a maximum of 61° F. toward the end 

 of the month. This maximum was greater 

 than that for 1956 by 0.8° F. and less than 

 the 1957 high by 3.2° F. , and occurred some 

 three weeks earlier than either. At the 



end of the year cooling was rapid. From 

 May through December ten^eratures were con- 

 sistently lower than those for 1957. In 

 terms of annual means, 49,3° F. for 1958 

 was colder by 2.1° than was 1957. 



Surface water sampling was resumed in 

 August. Ten day mean values were close to 

 32.0 o/oo through October; November and 

 December showed a gradual rise in salini- 

 ties to 32.9 o/oo at year's end. Where 

 compcirison is possible with the spotty 1956 

 record, the 1958 values appear slightly 

 lower. 



SURFACE S%o 



Figure 5. Georges Shoal, Texas Tovrer 'j2, 1958 (solid line). (Dashed line, 1956; 

 dotted line, 1957) 



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