Chesapeake Bay Data
(Source of Data)
Temperature DATA - Bay Mouth

Temperature data for the years 1986 - 1990
taken from the middle of the Bay mouth
(Latitude 37o North, Longitude 76o West)

Month19861987198819891990
Jan5.285.521.565.765.28
Feb3.723.604.685.287.20
Mar5.765.287.205.889.72
Apr10.909.8411.4011.5012.50
May15.8017.6017.3016.7018.40
Jun 21.6020.4021.80 22.5021.20
Jul25.6024.4024.7026.0025.10
Aug25.1025.9022.8025.1026.30
Sep22.4024.4021.6022.7024.00
Oct20.0016.9018.0018.2021.10
Nov13.4012.6012.8013.6013.00
Dec9.366.969.727.708.64



Dissolved Oxygen DATA - Bay Mouth

Dissolved Oxygen data for the years 1986 - 1990
taken from the middle of the Bay mouth
(Latitude 37o North, Longitude 76o West)

Month19861987198819891990
Jan10.60 11.5012.4010.2010.50
Feb12.2011.6010.8010.509.63
Mar11.5011.8010.0010.609.74
Apr9.3010.909.139.249.52
May8.349.528.468.407.56
Jun7.628.297.677.507.39
Jul7.007.347.286.897.11
Aug6.897.567.506.786.66
Sep6.897.907.457.396.94
Oct7.908.407.957.957.28
Nov8.409.188.518.578.62
Dec9.1310.408.9010.109.18


These data are from "The Chesapeake Bay Atlas" CD-ROM by Sarah Rennie & Bruce Neilson of the V.I.M.S., and used here by permission. |
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