Category Archives: Seawater Data

Seawater Salinity and Temperature, May, 2021

Posted on Tuesday,June 8, 2021 by Derek Sterling

		DAILY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OBSERVATIONS
		Institute of Ocean Sciences, North Saanich, B.C., V8L 4B2
	Station	RACE ROCKS
	Observer	Derek Sterling		MAY
	YSI ID:	24		Year: 2021
			YSI	YSI
			Temp	Sal
	Day	Time	ºC	ppt
	1	18:15	8.4	32.4
	2	19:20	8.6	32.4
	3	21:00	8.5	32.3
	4	22:00	8.4	32.4
	5	23:00	8.9	31.8
	6	23:45	8.4	31.9
	7	12:35	8.9	31.7
	8	13:20	8.9	31.5
	9	13:50	9.0	31.4
	10	14:20	9.3	31.5
	11	14:40	9.4	31.4
	12	15:15	9.0	31.8
	13	15:40	8.9	32.0
	14	16:10	8.9	31.8
	15	16:50	9.0	31.9
	16	17:30	9.1	31.8
	17	18:00	9.0	31.8
	18	19:10	8.9	31.7
	19	20:20	8.9	31.8
	20	21:30	9.1	31.7
	21	22:30	9.0	31.8
	22	11:20	9.0	31.7
	23	12:08	9.1	31.8
	24	12:50	9.3	31.7
	25	13:45	9.4	31.9
	26	14:20	9.3	31.8
**	27	15:10	9.1	32.5	**
	28	15:50	9.3	32.8
	29	17:00	9.1	32.6
	30	17:45	9.1	32.7
	31	19:30	9.5	32.2

**	double checked sensor, extreme high and low tides and 2 storms (?)
	readings dropped back to normal range after about 5 days

Seawater Salinity and Temperature, March, 2021

Posted on Thursday,April 1, 2021 by Garry Fletcher

		DAILY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OBSERVATIONS
		Institute of Ocean Sciences, North Saanich, B.C., V8L 4B2
	Station	RACE ROCKS
	Observer	Rod King		March
	YSI ID:	24		Year: 2021
			YSI	YSI
			Temp	Sal
	Day	Time	ºC	ppt
	1	15:00	7.9	32.1
	2	19:00	7.9	31.9
	3	9:00	7.5	31.6
	4	17:30	7.8	31.4
	5	20:10	7.8	31.7
	6	20:37	7.7	31.6
	7	19:59	7.7	31.6
	8	21:08	7.7	31.5
	9	23:30	7.8	31.5
	10	13:00	8.0	31.0
	11	11:38	8.0	31.5
	12	10:40	8.0	31.5
	13	10:00	8.0	31.5
	14	18:00	8.0	31.6
	15	19:21	8.0	31.6
	16	21:27	8.0	31.9
	17	20:22	7.8	32.0
	18	21:10	7.9	31.9
	19	20:23	7.9	31.5
	20	19:12	7.9	31.4
	21	8:20	7.9	31.5
	22	9:07	7.8	31.4
	23	11:37	7.8	31.4
	24	11:01	8.0	31.0
	25	11:11	8.0	31.2
	26	20:12	8.1	31.4
	27	16:00	8.2	31.6
	28	15:50	8.2	31.4
	29	22:50	8.0	31.5
	30	18:11	8.2	31.8
	31	20:05	8.2	31.7

Seawater Data February, 2021

Posted on Monday,March 1, 2021 by Garry Fletcher

Daily Sea Surface Temperature and Salinity Observations
Station:	Race Rocks
Observer:	Rod King
Month:	Feb-21
Day	Time	Temp °C	Sal ppt
1	16:00	8.1	31.3
2	8:30	7.9	31.7
3	16:30	8.1	31.3
4	8:30	7.9	31.5
5	16:00	8.9	31.3
6	9:00	8.1	31.3
7	11:30	8	31.4
8	9:00	7.8	31.4
9	8:30	7.6	31.5
10	8:30	7.9	30.4
11	11:30	7.5	31.3
12	13:00	7.7	31.3
13	11:00	7.2	31.2
14	15:30	7.2	31.6
15	15:30	7.4	31.6
16	9:00	7.5	31.3
17	8:40	7.5	31.3
18	8:40	7.5	31.2
19	8:20	7.5	31.2
20	10:02	7.5	31.2
21	8:15	7.5	31.5
22	9:00	7.7	31.5
23	10:55	7.5	31.4
24	10:21	7.4	31.4
25	18:00	7.7	31.5
26	13:52	7.9	31.9
27	9:00	7.6	31.6
28	13:30	7.8	31.6
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January 2021 Sea Surface Temperature & Salinity

Posted on Monday,February 8, 2021 by Courtney Edwards

Also available from DFO here, along with data from other sites on the West Coast.

Daily Sea Surface Temperature and Salinity Observations
Station:	Race Rocks
Observer:	Tristan Blaine
Month:	Jan-21
Day	Time	Temp °C	Sal ppt
1	17:00	8.2	31.5
2	14:30	8.2	31.4
3	15:30	8.2	31.5
4	20:30	8.1	31.5
5	12:30	8.1	31.4
6	11:00	8.2	31.3
7	12:00	8.2	31.3
8	10:30	8.4	30.8
9	13:30	8.1	31.2
10	13:30	8.2	31.3
11	13:30	8.2	31.3
12	15:30	8.2	31.3
13	15:30	8.3	31.3
14	15:00	8.2	31.2
15	11:30	8.2	31.3
16	15:30	8.2	31.2
17	14:00	8.3	31.1
18	11:00	8.2	31.2
19	8:30	8.1	31.3
20	8:30	8.1	31.2
21	8:30	8	31
22	8:30	7.7	30.9
23	9:30	7.6	30.7
24	11:00	7.9	30.5
25	14:30	8.1	30.6
26	13:00	7.1	30.8
27	14:30	8	30.9
28	14:30	7.9	31.1
29	15:30	8	31.3
30	15:30	8	31.3
31	11:30	8.1	31.3

Seawater Temperatures and Salinities at Race Rocks 2019-2020

Posted on Saturday,January 9, 2021 by Garry Fletcher

This graphic analysis was done by Peter Chandler of the Institute of Ocean Sciences.

December 2020 Sea Water Data

Posted on Friday,January 1, 2021 by Courtney Edwards

Also available from DFO here, along with data from other sites on the West Coast.

December 2020:

Day	Time	Temp °C	Sal ppt
1	14:00	8.7	31.7
2	14:30	8.7	31.5
3	15:00	8.6	31.6
4	*	*	*
5	*	*	*
6	*	*	*
7	19:30	8.7	31.7
8	20:30	8.6	31.6
9	8:30	8.6	31.5
10	9:30	8.5	31.5
11	10:30	8.6	31.6
12	11:00	8.5	31.7
13	12:00	8.6	31.8
14	13:00	8.5	31.7
15	13:45	8.7	31.6
16	15:00	8.3	32
17	16:40	8.3	32.3
18	15:45	8.4	31.9
19	16:20	8.3	31.8
20	10:00	8.5	31.9
21	10:30	8.1	31.7
22	8:00	8	31.9
23	9:30	8.1	31.8
24	10:30	7.9	31.6
25	10:00	8	31.6
26	10:30	8.2	31.3
27	10:00	8.2	31.3
28	11:00	8.1	31.3
29	12:00	8.1	31.5
30	17:00	8.1	31.7
31	16:00	8.1	31.6

Seawater Data: Salinity and Temperature, November 2020

Posted on Monday,November 30, 2020 by Garry Fletcher

Also available from DFO here, along with data from other sites on the West Coast.

November -2020:

DATE	time	Degrees-C	Salinity-ppt
1	13:30	9	32.3
2	14:30	9.2	31.8
3	15:00	9.3	31.7
4	16:00	9.3	31.8
5	–
6	–
7	–
8	–
9	8:00	9.2	31.6
10	9:00	9.3	31.7
11	10:00	9.1	31.5
12	11:00	9.2	31.3
13	12:00	9	31.7
14	12:30	8.8	32
15	13:00	8.6	32.2
16	14:00	8.7	31.9
17	14:30	8.8	31.7
18	15:30	8.7	31.8
19	16:30	8.6	31.6
20	–
21	–
22	8:00
23	9:00	8.8	31.8
24	10:00	9	31.7
25	10:30	9.1	31.8
26	11:00	9	31.9
27	12:00	8.8	31.6
28	12:30	8.9	31.5
29	13:00	8.9	31.6
30	13:30	8.8	31.7

Seawater Data: Salinity and Temperature, October, 2020

Posted on Saturday,October 31, 2020 by Garry Fletcher

Also available from DFO here, along with data from other sites on the West Coast.

October -2020:

DATE	time	Degrees-C	Salinity-ppt
1	13:30	10.5	31.8
2	14:20	10.6	31.7
3	15:00	10.6	31.8
4	15:15	10.5	31.6
5	15:30	10.9	31.1
6	16:15	10.6	31.5
7	16:50	11	30.9
8	–
9	7:00	10.6	30.8
10	7:30	10.4	30.9
11	8:15	10.2	31.2
12	9:45	10.3	31.4
13	10:30	10.2	31.3
14	11:45	10.3	31.5
15	12:00	10.2	31.7
16	12:30	10.1	31.9
17	14:00	9.9	32
18	14:30	10.6	32.3
19	15:00	9.7	32.1
20	16:00	9.8	32
21	16:30	10	31.7
22	–
23	7:30	9.9	31.6
24	9:00	9.7	31.5
25	10:00	9.6	31.2
26	10:30	9.4	31.5
27	11:00	9.7	31.3
28	12:00	9.7	31.4
29	12:40	9.8	31.2
30	13:00	9.8	31.6
31	13:30	9.7	31.9

Seawater Data: Temperature and Salinity September, 2020

Posted on Wednesday,September 30, 2020 by Garry Fletcher

Also available from DFO here, along with data from other sites on the West Coast.

September -2020:

DATE	time	Degrees-C	Salinity-ppt
1	14:00	11.6	31.1
2	15:00	11.8	31
3	15:30	11.2	31.3
4	16:00	12.1	31.2
5	16:30	11.7	31.5
6	17:05	12.1	32.1
7	17:30	11.6	32.1
8	18:00	11.8	31.9
9	18:20	12	30.6
10	7:30	11.8	30.4
11	8:00	12	30.5
12	9:30	11.9	30.4
13	10:30	11.9	30.4
14	11:45	11.8	30.4
15	12:30	11.8	30.8
16	13:00	11.6	31
17	13:30	11.4	31.5
18	14:00	11	31.7
19	15:00	11.1	31.6
20	16:00	10.8	31.8
21	16:30	9.1	32.8
22	17:40	9.8	32.1
23	18:00	9.7	32.5
24	8:00	9.9	31.8
25	9:30	10.4	31.5
26	10:30	10.3	31.6
27	11:30	10.5	31.4
28	12:30	10.9	31.7
29	13:00	10.8	31.6
30	13:40	10.7	31.5

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August Daily Seawater Surface Temperature and Salinity Observations

Posted on Monday,August 31, 2020 by Nick Townley

Day	Time	Temp ºC	Salinity ppt
1	13:30	11.1	30.8
2	14:15	10.7	31.3
3	14:30	10.5	30.5
4	15:00	10.1	31.8
5	15:40	10.4	31.8
6	16:50	11.6	31.1
7	17:00	11.2	31.3
8	17:55	11.1	31.5
9	18:30	11.5	31.3
10	18:45	11.7	30.9
11	20:00	11.6	31.4
12	8:30	11.8	31.1
13	9:45	12.2	29.6
14	10:15	12.5	29.2
15	12:00	12.5	29.6
16	11:35	12.5	29.5
17	12:14	11.3	30.6
18	12:53	10.8	31.2
19	13:37	10.9	31.3
20	14:29	10.6	31.6
21	15:34	10.3	31.8
22	16:14	10.6	31.8
23	17:02	10.5	31.9
24	18:34	11.1	31.6
25	6:56	10.2	31.8
26	7:41	9.9	32.0
27	9:20	10.8	31.4
28	10:42	10.6	31.7
29	11:40	10.9	31.2
30	12:30	10.9	31.3
31	13:04	11.0	31.3