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 Monthly and ^innual Mean Surface -i/ater Temperatures, F 



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FIVE FATHOM BANK LIGHTSHIP 38 47'N. 74 34 'W. 



Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Oec . Ann . 



1947 -------- 72.9 65.4 57.3 46.6 - 



48 40.2 38.2 40.9 44.6 50.9 61.0 70.8 70.8 70.4 62.1 57.6 50.3 54.8 



49 43.3 43.2 42.1 46.2 56.1 67.6 74.9 75.9 69.8 64.5 57.4 49.6 57.6 



1950 47.8 45.2 41.:: 44.0 52.8 63.5 72.4 72.2 70.4 64.7 57.8 48.8 56.7 



1951 43.0 39.8 40.8 48.3 57.3 65.1 72.8 73.0 70.5 63.3 56.4 49.0 56.6 



52 43.8 40.5 U.O 48.4 54.4 62.1 68.8 74.6 70.9 61.0 56J 48.8 55.9 



53 43.0 41.2 42.4 49.9 59.0 64.0 73.2 73.0 68.8 61.3 55.6 47.2 56.6 



54 44.0 41.3 43.0 48.7 56.5 63.9 70.8 72.2 70.0 65.4 55.1 47.7 56.6 



1955 U.O 38.4 40.6 45.2 54.4 63.3 73.0 74.2 71.7 64.5 58.7 48.4 56.1 



1956 39.3 38.6 39.6 44.0 51.6 64.1 70.0 72.2 70.2 _ - - - 



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Mean 42.8 40.7 a.3 46.6 54.8 63.8 71.9 73.1 70.6 63.6 56.9 48.5 56.2 



Readings at 0130, 0730, 1330 and 1930, EST 

 Source - NWRC 



