Historic WHOI Pier Seawater Temperatures

Historic Seawater Temperatures from the WHOI Pier

Measurements recorded from the pier of the Woods Hole Oceangraphic Institution, 1893 - 2005

Dorothy "Dot" Rogers, who measured daily water temperatures at the WHOI pier for more than 38 years.

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Units: All recordings presented here are in Fahrenheit.

Provenance Information:

Temperatures for 1893-1894, 1898-1901, and 1903 were compiled from the papers of Vinal N. Edwards, Record Group #370 of the National Archives and Records Administration North East Region in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Mean monthly temperatures for 1886 to 1956 were compiled from Dean Bumpus's Special Scientific Report - Fisheries #214 (1957)
1956 to 1997 temperatures were compiled from the observations of Dorothy "Dottie" Rogers (pictured above).
Temperatures after 1997 were recorded by computer and compiled by WHOI staff.
Paper records for temperatures recorded from 1945 to 1996 are available in the WHOI Archives

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Temperatures are available as a spreadsheet:whoi_h2otemps_1893_2005.xls

Further information:

"A One Hundred and Seventeen Year Coastal Water Temperature Record From Woods Hole, Massachusetts" a compilation of Woods Hole water temperature data by S. Nixon and S. Granger of URI. This article describes a compilation of Woods Hole water temperatures from 1886 to 2002, including temperatures from the WHOI archives. This article provides more detailed information about collection methods and provides an accompanying water temperatures spreadsheet.
NOAA Tides and Currents Online: NOAA provides access to both historical and current Woods Hole water temperatures.
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