Intrepid shoobies! Used to be, I could tell the approximate temperature of the ocean by how many people were swimming in it. But no more. In this, the remember that summer when the ocean never warmed up summer, everyone's just going in anyway. Every day is Polar Bear day! Hey, it feels pretty good today, I think the ocean temp maybe cracked 60 degrees. Sixty four is feeling downright Carribean. The daily one paragraph Shorecast in the Press of Atlantic City has made for unexpectedly riveting reading as the unnamed authors (good job, guys!) brave the chill every day to get a reading on their thermometer. It's been brutal. Upwelling, upshwelling. As I am a person that does not call it a beach day until I've been submerged, this is getting annoying. Although, one day, a week ago Thursday, the ocean shot up to 70-something around dinner time, made for a gorgeous after-hours swim, but by morning, it was all a distant memory. Back in the 50s. It's a little comical. On one day, the air temps were in the 90s, but the chill of the water and the breeze had the lifeguards in sweats and jackets. But newly hardy beach goers braved the water nonetheless. What else can you do? Shoobies, I'm with you, go in anyway. I hate to say it, but the way it's going, I think September and October are going to be the new July and August, ocean temps wise. I'll be sure to let you know.
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What about digging in to find out why the water temperature is so low this summer? Was it like this last summer? Has the trend been for lower temps or later warm ups over the past few years or is this year a total aberration?
Any story like this that doesn't even hint at the effects of global climate change just lets everyone keeps the blinders on and refuse to take the steps they need to as individuals to fix the problem.
Great, now I'm one of those crazy commenter people that I used to make fun of.
Posted by Dan | July 28, 2008 7:54 PM
Posted on July 28, 2008 19:54
I appreciate that, Dan. Here's a link to a story my colleague Jackie Urgo did a few weeks ago on the cold ocean, which blames persistant ocean upwelling from winds, not any epic climate change for this season's chilly ocean. Last year, though, the water warmed up and stayed that way through October, which, while nice for those of us who got to swim pre-Halloween, was a bit worrisome, global warming wise.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20080713_Here_s_why_toes_are_turning_blue_at_Shore.html
Posted by Amy | July 28, 2008 9:12 PM
Posted on July 28, 2008 21:12
I took a dive in when the water was in the 50s. Took me about a half hour to get there, but it was REFRESHING!
Posted by Jen A. Miller | July 30, 2008 8:26 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 08:26
Spent a lovely chilly 4th of July week in OC listening to my DH (dear hubby) carp about the water temp, especially since we drove 10 hours from NC, where the water temp is in the mid 80's. His rationalization, stay home, go to the NC beach, take our annual NJ July vacation in September when the crowds leave and the prices drop to near normal. After 36 years the man is starting to make sense to me!
PS - went to fav NC beach Saturday, 92 degrees air, 83 degrees water, lovely off shore breeze, never broke a sweat, spent 90% of the day in or on the water. Cost me $12 in gas, what a bargain!
Posted by Robyn | July 30, 2008 5:27 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 17:27