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Water Temperature Table of the Great Lakes

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

— The table below shows the near real-time and average water temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
— "NA" means that a recent temperature for that station is Not Available.
— Clicking on the hyperlinked "Recent Temperatures" will display station information for the location.
— Non-linked temperatures in the monthly columns are average water temperatures. (Complete List of Average Temperatures)
— Use the near real-time water temperature data with discretion, because they may contain errors.

Water Temperature Table of the Great Lakes (Google Maps-based Web page)
Last Updated: Wed Oct 02, 18:01:33 UTC 2013
Location Recent
Temperatures
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Buffalo, NY 66.6
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
72.23 70.20 60.63 49.95 44.05 37.65
Cleveland, OH 66.7
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
74.97 74.54 70.03 58.22 50.11 44.12
Marblehead, OH 65.8
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
75.19 77.00 68.21 55.37 45.18 39.01
Toledo, OH N/A 53.88 55.72 57.84 58.97 57.90 55.92
Harbor Beach, MI 64.2
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
70.52 71.20 67.78 56.16 44.65 35.58
Alpena, MI 62.2
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
S.W.Pier, MI 61.2
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
63.96 67.86 64.19 56.64 47.62 37.98
West Neebish
Island, MI
61.9
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
62.18 65.60 63.50 56.39 48.02 42.94
De Tour Village, MI 58.5
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
64.91 63.64 60.31 47.03 38.05 30.25
Ludington, MI N/A 59.27 61.35 60.48 56.44 53.04 49.52
Port Inland, MI 63.7
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
62.18 65.60 63.50 56.39 48.02 42.94
Oswego, NY N/A 61.94 64.74 64.38 62.42 57.60 53.67
Point Iroquois, MI N/A 56.22 56.37 53.98 47.51 43.51 41.10
Marquette C.G., MI N/A 55.07 55.62 54.30 48.89 45.10 41.64
Rock Cut, MI 60.8
(10/02/2013 17:48 UTC)
66.00 68.32 64.22 52.85 44.44 38.62
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Temperature Conversion:  Deg. Fahrenheit (°F) = Deg.Celsius (°C)