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fatlazyless · 08-21-2018, 07:51 AM

August 6, 2018: 82 degree Lake Winnipesaukee surface water temp, according to Barney Bear on Bear Island, is the all time record high from what I know. See the other Water Temp-2018 thread in the General Discussion section.

Usually, the high is from 76-78, and in 1998 it got up to 80 due to high air temp combined with little to no rain that made for relatively low lake level.

Looks like this summer, it was high air temp and little to no rain had it up to 82. Is possible it even got maybe higher?

Is too bad the U.S. Geological Survey solar powered monitor buoy stationed just outside the swim line at Weirs Beach swim area, depth about eight feet with sandy bottom, in 2016 and 2017 was not in use in 2018 and not used this summer on Lake Winnipesaukee. That would go a long way to verifying, and making it a believable number. The USGS monitor buoy measured water temperature down to hundreds, for example 82.13, along with the water ph, and other measures.

Recall reading somewhere the USGS has an annual budget over one billion dollars, (Wikipedia).

https://www.pwd.org/news/new-sebago-...rch-and-public ....... May 16, 2018: Lake Sebago in the great state of Maine gets a 145-lb, solar powered, water monitor buoy ..... with 1:07 video of buoy deployment by Portland Water District.

So, maybe the NH-DES could get the same buoy for Lake Winnipesaukee ...... like, why not?

08-21-2018, 07:51 AM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	..... 82-degree, Aug 6 surface water, all time high? August 6, 2018: 82 degree Lake Winnipesaukee surface water temp, according to Barney Bear on Bear Island, is the all time record high from what I know. See the other Water Temp-2018 thread in the General Discussion section. Usually, the high is from 76-78, and in 1998 it got up to 80 due to high air temp combined with little to no rain that made for relatively low lake level. Looks like this summer, it was high air temp and little to no rain had it up to 82. Is possible it even got maybe higher? Is too bad the U.S. Geological Survey solar powered monitor buoy stationed just outside the swim line at Weirs Beach swim area, depth about eight feet with sandy bottom, in 2016 and 2017 was not in use in 2018 and not used this summer on Lake Winnipesaukee. That would go a long way to verifying, and making it a believable number. The USGS monitor buoy measured water temperature down to hundreds, for example 82.13, along with the water ph, and other measures. Recall reading somewhere the USGS has an annual budget over one billion dollars, (Wikipedia). https://www.pwd.org/news/new-sebago-...rch-and-public ....... May 16, 2018: Lake Sebago in the great state of Maine gets a 145-lb, solar powered, water monitor buoy ..... with 1:07 video of buoy deployment by Portland Water District. So, maybe the NH-DES could get the same buoy for Lake Winnipesaukee ...... like, why not? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 08-21-2018 at 10:05 AM.