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April 2026 DAILY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OBSERVATIONS

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DAILY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OBSERVATIONS
Institute of Ocean Sciences, North Saanich, B.C., V8L 4B2
Station: RACE ROCKS
Observer: JAP / Derek Month: April
YSI ID: #9 Year: 2026
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 14:37 8.5 30.5
2
3
4 16:30 9.0 30.6
5 16:45 9.0 30.6
6
7 18:00 8.9 30.7
8 19:00 9.0 31.1
9 20:00 9.0 31.0
10 20:30 89.9 30.9
11 20:30 9.0 31.0
12 10:00 9.0 30.9
13
14 12:50 8.9 30.5
15 13:15 8.9 30.3
16 14:00 9.1 30.3
17 14:30 8.9 30.8
18 15:20 8.9 31.1
19 16:00 8.9 30.8
20 17:00 8.9 30./8
21 17:30 8.9 30.6
22 18:30 8.8 30.6
23 20:30 8.9 30.5
24 21:30 8.9 30.9
25 21:30 8.9 30.7
26 11:15 8.9 30.6
27 12:15 9.4 30.9
28 13:00 9.5 30.6
29 13:40 9.5 30.6
30 14:15 9.4 30.8

November 2025 Seawater Data

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DAILY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OBSERVATIONS
Institute of Ocean Sciences, North Saanich, B.C., V8L 4B2
Station: RACE ROCKS
Observer: NAP/CC/Derek Month: November
YSI ID: 9 Year: 2025
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 12:10 10.0 31.5
2 9:30 9.9 31.7
3 9:30 9.9 31.5
4 9:55 9.8 31.5
5 10:30 9.8 31.5
6 12:15 10.0 31.5
7 13:00 9.9 31.7
8 13:00 9.9 31.7
9 14:15 9.9 31.6
10 14:50 9.9 31.6
11 8:00 9.9 31.7
12 8:15 9.9 31.8
13 8:50 9.8 31.8
14 9:35 9.9 31.5
15 10:30 10.0 31.4
16 11:00 10.1 31.3
17 11:30 10.0 31.4
18 12:15 10.0 31.2
19 12:50 9.9 31.3
20 13:30 9.9 31.4
21 14:00 9.8 31.2
22 14:30 9.9 31.7
23 15:00 9.9 31.5
24 15:30 9.8 31.2
25 16:00 9.6 31.3
26 16:30 9.6 31.2
27 17:00 9.0 31.3
28 weather
29 8:00 9.5 31.3
30 9:00 9.4 31.2

July 2025 Seawater Data

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Daily sea surface temperature and salinity observations taken at the time of maximum flooding current.

Station RACE ROCKS
Observer Christine, James, Nick Month: July
YSI ID: 3 and 8 Year: 2025
YSI YSI
Temp Salinity
Day Time ºC ppt
1
2 8:30 9.5 28.8
3 9:17 9.8 29.4
4 10:12 10.8 29.0
5 11:20 11.0 28.0
6 12:08 11.1 29.0
7 12:53 11.0 29.0
8 13:45 11.1 27.9
9 13:51 10.4 29.3
10 14:35 10.4 29.5
11 14:55 9.9 30.1
12 15:30 9.8 28.3
13 16:10 9.7 30.5
14 16:59 9.4 30.3
15 17:45 10.4 29.5
16 18:30 11.0 29.5
17 19:35 10.8 29.8
18
19 9:30 11.3 28.8
20 10:50 11.1 28.9
21 11:50 11.2 28.8
22 13:05 11.1 28.9
23 14:20 11.2 29.4
24 15:00 10.9 29.8
25 15:40 10.7 29.1
26 16:30 11.1 29.8
27 17:20 10.5 29.8
28 17:45 11.2 29.2
29 18:30 10.8 29.3
30 18:50 11.2 29.6
31 19:30 11.6 28.4

 

November 2024 DAILY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OBSERVATIONS

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Station: RACE ROCKS
Observer: Derek Month: November
YSI ID: 15 Year: 2024
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 14:30 9.7 32.7
2 15:00 9.7 32.9
3 15:30 9.9 33.2
4
5 16:00 9.7 32.9
6 17:00 9.9 33.4
: 7 17:00 9.5 33.1
8 9:30 9.4 33.1
9 9:00 9.5 32.9
10 8:30 9.7 32.7
11 9:30 9.2 32.8
12 10:20 9.5 32.8
13 11:00 9.5 32.7
14 12:00 9.7 33.1
15
16 13:30 9.3 32.7
17 14:00 9.1 33.1
18 14:45 9.3 32.9
19
20
21 17:45 9.3 33.2
22 18:00 9.5 32.7
23 8:30 9.5 32.9
24 9:00 9.3 32.9
25 9:30 9.3 33.2
26 10:30 9.1 33.0
27 11:00 9.3 32.9
28 11:30 9.3 33.0
29 12:15 9.1 0.7
30 13:00 9.1 32.9

October 2024 Temperature and Salinity Report

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DAILY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OBSERVATIONS
Institute of Ocean Sciences, North Saanich, B.C., V8L 4B2
Please email monthly to jennifer.jackson@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Station: RACE ROCKS
Observer: Kendra Luckow Month: October
YSI ID: 15 Year: 2024
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 14:00 10.4 32.8
2 13:45 10.9 32.7
3 14:45 10.7 31.5
4 14:00 11.1 32.6
5 15:10 10.8 32.2
6 15:05 11.2 32.2
7 16:00 10.8 32.8
8 16:45 10.7 31.6
9 17:45 10.7 32.2
10 15:15 9:36 32.90
11 14:00 10.6 33.0
12 9:45 10.3 31.9
13 10:00 10.3 32.8
14 11:00 10.2 32.9
15 11:30 10.2 32.6
16 12:30 10.1 31.4
17 13:55 10.3 32.7
18 13:50 9.8 33.2
19 n/a n/a n/a n/a due to weather
20 12:00 9.7 33.3
21 15:45 9.8 31.8
22 n/a n/a n/a n/a due to weather
23 n/a n/a n/a n/a due to weather
24 8:00 9.3 33.7
25 9:50 9.4 33.4
26 11:20 9.8 32.9
27 10:45 9.9 33.2
28 11:00 10.0 33.2
29 11:50 10.0 32.9
30 n/a n/a n/a n/a due to weather
31 0.45 9.7 32.8