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October 2022 Seawater Data

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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 Peter.Chandler@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Station RACE ROCKS
Observer Jillian October
YSI ID: 27 Year: 2022
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 18:08 10.2 32.6
2 6:55 9.9 32.7
3 8:05 9.9 32.7
4 10:12 9.9 32.8
5 11:20 10.0 32.7
6 17:00 10.5 32.0
7 13:00 10.3 32.6
8 13:45 10.0 32.8
9 14:30 10.0 33.0
10 15:00 10.2 32.8
11 16:00 10.0 32.8
12 10:00 10.0 32.8
13 16:15 10.0 32.6
14 17:20 10.1 32.4
15 18:10 10.3 32.3
16 6:30 9.9 32.6
17 7:25 9.9 32.5
18 9:57 10.2 32.2
19 15:05 10.7 31.8
20 11:30 10.5 32.0
21 14:00 10.4 32.1
22 12:40 10.3 32.2
23 13:15 10.3 32.0
24 13:45 10.1 32.2
25 14:18 9.6 32.7
26 15:00 9.6 32.6
27 16:00 9.5 32.8
28 16:10 9.5 32.9
29 16:50 9.5 32.8
30 5:30 9.4 32.9
31 6:30 9.2 33.1

September 2022 Seawater Data

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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 Peter.Chandler@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Station RACE ROCKS
Observer Jillian September
YSI ID: 27 Year: 2022
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 17:50 11.1 32.0
2 6:30 10.6 32.0
3 7:28 10.8 31.9
4 8:30 11.1 31.8
5 9:50 11.1 31.7
6 11:24 11.2 31.9
7 12:30 10.8 32.2
8 13:25 10.4 32.6
9 14:25 10.8 32.3
10 14:59 10.2 32.8
11 15:39 10.6 32.7
12 16:15 10.6 32.4
13 16:55 10.6 32.4
14 17:25 10.3 32.5
15 18:04 10.4 32.4
16 6:35 10.5 32.1
17 7:20 10.3 32.4
18 8:30 10.5 32.2
19 10:45 11.2 31.7
20 11:59 11.2 31.6
21 12:28 11.4 31.6
22 13:25 11.3 31.4
23 14:50 11.7 31.5
24 14:15 11.5 31.6
25 14:45 11.6 31.7
26 15:08 11.1 31.9
27 15:20 10.7 32.2
28 16:05 10.1 32.6
29 16:20 10.4 32.5
30 17:15 10.1 32.9

August 2022 Seawater Data

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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 Peter.Chandler@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Station RACE ROCKS
Observer Nick/Ann August
YSI ID: 27 Year: 2022
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 17:03 10.7 31.6
2 17:35 10.8 31.7
3 18:14 11.5 31.3
4 19:01 11.4 31.2
5 8:06 10.8 31.5
6 9:03 11.2 30.9
7 10:05 11.3 30.8
8 11:08 12.0 30.5
9 12:10 11.8 30.3
10 13:12 11.0 31.2
11 14:22 10.6 31.6
12 15:22 10.1 32.2
13 16:20 10.4 32.2
14 16:53 10.6 32.1
15 17:33 10.5 32.3
16 18:12 10.5 32.2
17 18:51 11.0 32.1
18 7:25 10.2 32.2
19 8:22 10.6 32.0
20 9:48 11.0 31.9
21 11:25 11.3 31.7
22 12:24 11.4 31.4
23 13:12 11.4 31.5 H=230-5=225 Metal thermometer=12.2 Glass thermometer=12.3
24 13:56 11.4 31.4
25 14:34 11.2 31.6
26 15:07 11.2 31.7
27 16:25 10.9 32.0
28 17:00 11.0 32.0
29 16:20 11.3 32.0
30 16:35 11.2 32.0
31 17:02 11.3 31.9

July 2022 Seawater Data

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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 Peter.Chandler@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Station RACE ROCKS
Observer Nick Townley July
YSI ID: 27 Year: 2022
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 15:15 10.1 31.5
2 16:42 9.8 31.8
3 17:18 9.9 31.6
4 18:03 9.7 32.0
5 18:49 10.3 31.7
6 19:44 10.0 31.7
7 20:58 10.2 31.6
8 9:50 10.2 31.6
9 10:40 10.1 31.7
10 11:29 10.2 31.9
11 12:19 10.4 31.6
12 13:08 9.8 32.1
13 13:57 9.5 32.5
14 14:52 9.6 32.4
15 16:09 9.4 32.4
16 17:17 9.5 32.4
17 18:08 9.5 32.3
18 18:55 10.2 31.8
19 19:39 10.7 31.7
20 20:25 10.3 31.9
21 10:18 10.2 31.8
22 10:27 10.8 31.1
23 11:44 11.0 31.2
24 12:44 11.2 30.8
25 13:34 11.2 31.0
26 14:15 11.4 30.9
27 15:01 11.2 30.7
28 15:39 11.4 30.5
29 16:13 10.9 31.1
30 16:39 11.1 30.9
31 16:51 11.0 31.1

Seawater Data June 2022

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Station RACE ROCKS.                     June 2022
Observer Derek/Jillian
Day Time Temp ºC Salinity ppt
1 3:45 9.2 32.2
2 4:15 9.2 32.3
3 5:00 9.3 32.2
4 5:30 9.3 32.1
5 6:35 9.4 32.2
6 7:30 9.4 32.0
7 9:00 9.3 32.1
8 10:00 9.4 32.2
9 10:30 9.6 31.9
10 11:20 9.7 31.7
11 12:00 9.7 31.7
12 12:45 9.2 32.2
13 1:30 9.7 32.4
14 2:25 9.5 32.2
15 3:00 9.6 32.1
16 5:35 9.5 32.2
17 4:45 9.3 32.5
18 5:40 9.3 32.5
19 6:35 9.7 32.1
20 7:35 9.9 32.1
21 8:00 10.1 31.7
22 8:45 10.1 31.7
23 9:10 10.2 31.5
24 11:05 10.1 31.7
25 11:55 10.1 31.8
26 12:38 10.4 31.5
27 1:20 10.6 31.3
28 1:40 10.1 31.5
29 2:50 10.4 31.0
30 2:40 10.4 31.3

Seawater Salinity and Temperature, May, 2021

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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 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

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Institute of Ocean Sciences, North Saanich, B.C., V8L 4B2
Station RACE ROCKS
Observer Rod King / Derek Sterling March
YSI ID: 24 Year: 2021
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 20:00 8.0 32.0
2 20:15 8.0 31.8
3 20:30 8.0 31.7
4 9:30 8.1 31.5
5 10:30 8.2 31.6
6 10:00 8.2 31.6
7 9:45 8.2 31.6
8 14:58 7.8 32.2
9 15:00 7.9 32.2
10 16:00 7.8 32.0
11 17:35 8.3 31.7
12 17:50 8.2 31.2
13 18:00 8.0 31.5
14 18:20 8.1 31.5
15 20:00 8.7 31.5
16 20:40 8.5 31.4
17 21:00 8.4 31.4
18 22:00 8.2 32.0
19 9:00 8.2 31.5
20 9:30 8.4 31.2
21 10:15 8.2 31.4
22 10:00 8.7 31.4
23 9:30 8.9 31.4
DS ↓↓ 24 15:00 9.1 31.8
25 16:00 8.9 31.4
26 14:00 8.9 31.7
27 14:38 8.6 32.2
28 15:30 8.4 32.4
29 16:20 8.7 32.3
30 17:05 8.6 32.3

Seawater Data: Temperature and Salinity July 2020

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

July -2020:

Date Salinity ppt. deg C LAT. LONG.
2020-07-01 30.6 11.2 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-02 30.8 10.9 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-03 31.1 10.6 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-04 31.3 10.4 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-05 31 10.2 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-06 30.7 10 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-07 31.6 10.6 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-08 31.6 10.4 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-09 31.7 10.2 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-10 31.7 10.1 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-11 31.5 10.5 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-12 31.5 10.8 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-13 31.5 10.6 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-14 30.9 11.6 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-15 31 11.6 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-16 30.8 11.8 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-17 30.9 12 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-18 31.8 11.7 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-19 30.1 11.2 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-20 29.9 10.7 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-21 30.1 12.1 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-22 30 11.8 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-23 30.4 11.5 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-24 31 11.3 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-25 31.1 11.1 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-26 31.8 12 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-27 30.4 10.8 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-28 31 11.8 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-29 30.6 11.5 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-30 30.6 11.3 48.2979 -123.5316
2020-07-31 30.8 11.3 48.2979 -123.5316