Boston Lightship (fig. 4, table 4) --Surface 

 water temperatures at Boston are somewhat 

 puzzling in that they do not parallel conditions 

 seen at Portland. Winter, spring, and early 

 summer temperatures were above the mean, 

 July below (as at Portland) and August- 

 September again above. The maximum, how- 

 ever, was the second lowest for the 5-year 



period 1956-60. Bottom water temperate 

 were in no way unusual. 



Surface salinity in May and June was 

 lowest on record and occurred slightly 1; 

 in the season than the Portland minim 

 This probably reflects the southerly moven 

 of surface water along the coast in this reg 



JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY 



JUN 



JUL. AuG. SEP. OCT. NOV. 



DEC. 



Figure 4.~Boston Lightship. (Dashed line in upper diagram mean for period 1925-41. 



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