Twelve Month Average Temperature Salisbury Beach Ma
Project #3342 on iSENSEProject.org
What is the relationship between air temperature and water temperature of the ocean?
This project looks at the daily average air temperature in Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts and how it compares to the water temperature. The water temperature data has been collected over the past thirty years. Both air and water temperatures are reported in Fahrenheit.
Data was retrieved on 11/19/17 from http://www.areavibes.com/salisbury-ma/weather/ (air temp)& http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Salisbury-Beach/seatemp (water temp)
Guiding Questions:
Which two months is the water temperature the coldest?
Is there any correlation between the air and water temperature? If so what do you find?
Would it be a advised to swim with a wet suit in the months May and June?
| Name | Units | Type of Data |
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Timestamp
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Timestamp
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water temperature
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degrees fahrenheit
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Number
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air temperature, daily avg
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degrees fahrenheit
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Number
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| Timestamp | water temperature | air temperature, daily avg |