Certain independent observers have kindly forwarded to us daily 

 water temperature readings at shore stations. These data are also 

 tabulated herein and the one -third monthly means depicting the annual 

 progression of surface water temperatures are presented. 



The following stations are reported herein. (See Fig, 1) 



Station Period Data 



Grand Harbour, 



Grand Manan 1 Aug 1955-31 Dec 1956 To» 



Portland lightship 1? Dec 1955-?8 Dec 1956 '''o'^ "^30' "^50'' '^100'* 



''^150'* ^0<> %50' 

 Boston Lightship 12 Nov 1955-31 Dec 1956 Tq,, T3Q,, Tc^q,, Tgcj,, 



Georges Shoal, 



Texas Tower #2 21 Apr 1956-31 Dec 19^ Tq,, Sq, 



Nantucket Lightship 3 Jsn 1956-12 Dec 1956 Tq,, T^q,, T^q,, T-^qq,, 



Ti^O'> Tl80'j Sqi, S180' 

 Woods Hole, Mass. 2 Jan 1^56-31 Dec 1956 Tqi 



Buzzards Lightship 1 Mar 1956-31 ^ec 19 56 Tqi, Sgr 



Kingston, R. I. 6 Sent 1^56-31 Pec 19 56 Tq" 



Ambrose Ughtship lU Dec 1955-30 Nov 1956 Tq,, T^q,, T^q,, T^^,, 



Sqi, S951 

 Bamegat Lightship lU Dec 1955-16 Dec 1956 '^0'» '^30«» ^50'^ "^70 '> 



Sq,, SyQ, 



Fi.ve Fathom Bank 



Li^tship 15 Dec 1955-31 Dec 1956 Tq,, T3Q,, T^q,, Tq^,, 



