Near real time water temps for Coastal Waters

I was looking for temperature information on different species I would have in my temperate tank and stumnbled across this little gem

It gives you near real time water temperatures as well as historical water temps for all coastal areas of the US.
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/index.html

It's pretty cool to see hard data on a years worth of high temps and low temps in an area that you collect in.

For example, in Astoria Oregon last year the high water temp was 68 F in August, and the low was 42 F in Jan and Feb.

So for tidal inverts from the Oregon coast they can withstand temperatures between 42 F - 68 F in the wild at least.

Nice to know

That's awesome! Really useful for you Americans.

Gotta go search for a Canadian one now.

wow this was so helpful! its amazing that a few days ago i got the first few stages of hypothermia in 75 degree water

Haha, how long were you in there? I'm in like <10 degree C water and don't even get cold...

Trust me, a $50 investment in a pair of neoprene chest waders is well worth it.

I have no idea. I just started getting dizzy, and dillusional, then i started aching. I couldnt think either. lol it nver happened before

Rambo wrote:wow this was so helpful! its amazing that a few days ago i got the first few stages of hypothermia in 75 degree water

That's laughable. The water in San Diego sometimes get's in the 60's.

I did a temperature test on the water here around April... not even 5 degrees Celsius.

Brrrr...

And you think you Californians got it bad.

The cool water gets nice in the summer when it gets into the 80's .

I wouldn't stray near 5 degrees celsius . But at a museum I did put my hand in water as cold as the "bottom of the Antarctic."

So, Antifreeze chilled to below...What exactly? lol

Bluntokian wrote:So, Antifreeze chilled to below...What exactly? lol

I believe the correct term is "Hella Cold"

AquaticEngineer wrote:

Bluntokian wrote:So, Antifreeze chilled to below...What exactly? lol

I believe the correct term is "Hella Cold"

WHOA! You never said you could speak Californian!

Brent wrote:

AquaticEngineer wrote:

Bluntokian wrote:So, Antifreeze chilled to below...What exactly? lol

I believe the correct term is "Hella Cold"

WHOA! You never said you could speak Californian!

They teach it in the schools here now because of all the Californians coming across the border into Oregon

Lol see here we try our hardest to avoid west coast and northerner terms such as "hella cold".

I'm not quite sure what to say .

I'm kinda just outta this

Are you near the ocean or Great Lakes in your part of Canada? Possibly Lake Winnipeg or one of the other big northern lakes? Of course known of those lakes are marine in composition. Which, unless you live near the ocean, would still leave you out of this .