Life in Md, DC, and Va » chesapeake bay http://www.baytopiedmont.com From the Chesapeake Bay to the Virginia Piedmont Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:44:48 +0000 en hourly 1 Maryland DNR – Chesapeake and Coastal Bays Water Quality Conditions http://www.baytopiedmont.com/2010/03/21/maryland-dnr-chesapeake-and-coastal-bays-water-quality-conditions/ http://www.baytopiedmont.com/2010/03/21/maryland-dnr-chesapeake-and-coastal-bays-water-quality-conditions/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:58:02 +0000 Craig http://www.baytopiedmont.com/2010/03/21/maryland-dnr-chesapeake-and-coastal-bays-water-quality-conditions/

The yellow shaded area represents the range of monthly mean values that have occurred from 1985 to 2008. The blue line shows the monthly mean values for each month over that same time period. The red line shows what the current years conditions are and how they compare to the range and the average values we’ve seen.

To convert temperature to Fahrenheit, use the conversion tool below.

2010 Surface Water Temperature
 Patuxent River / Jack Bay (LE1.1)

Legend

Range 1985 to 2008 2010 Mean
Surface Water Temperature (�F)
Patuxent River / Jack Bay (LE1.1)
Month Minimum Mean Maximum 2009 2010
January 33.80 39.07 45.32 39.74 37.94
February 33.26 39.08 46.04 34.70 34.52
March 41.36 45.18 49.46 43.88
April 51.53 55.86 60.17 55.31
May 61.16 66.36 74.21 65.30
June 70.43 75.15 79.61 75.74
July 77.45 81.55 86.99 78.71
August 76.55 81.16 85.82 83.03
September 71.24 75.74 79.88 75.56
October 59.18 65.46 70.88 69.26
November 43.70 52.86 59.18 58.10
December 33.80 44.69 55.58 51.62

NOTE: Results displayed are provisional and have not undergone full Quality Assurance procedures. Although Maryland DNR believes the data presented here are correct, we cannot guarantee their accuracy at this time.

via mddnr.chesapeakebay.net

Looks like it’ll be early to mid-May before I can start open water swims in the Patuxent river. A month before Eagleman 70.3?? That’ll work. (please no jellyfish, please no jellyfish)

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