Mt, Desert Rock Light Station (fig. 2, 

 table 2)--Surface water temperatures from 

 this station are presented for the first time 

 in this series of reports. The small annual 

 range in temperature, less than 18° F., is 

 probably characteristic of the offshore 



waters in the Gulf of Maine. In the winter and 

 spring months of 1960 values were below the 

 mean; summer readings were near normal. 

 The warm November followed by abrupt chilling 

 in December was characteristic of conditions 

 along the entire east coast at that time. 



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JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP 



figure 2.— Mt. Desert Rock Light Station. (Dashed line mean for period 1925-40.) 



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