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Table 4. CARICOMP daily site measurements:
Monthly mean of weekly water temperatures (°C at 0.5m depth), 1992-1995.

Bahamas: BFS Colombia: INVEMAR Trinidad & Tobago: IMA
Barbados: BRI Jamaica: DBML, UWI Venezuela: USB
Belize: CBC Mexico: PMOR Venezuela: EDIMAR
Bermuda: BBS Puerto Rico: UPR  
Bonaire, NA: BMP Saba, NA: SMP  

 

Bahamas: Bahamian Field
Station		 Map
1995
Month Mo. # Coral reef    
mean and SD
(°C at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass   
mean and SD
(°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 37 25.7 0.4    
Feb 38 25.5 0.2    
Mar 39 25.8 0.4    
Apr 40 25.9 0.5    
May 41 27.5 0.7    
Jun 42 *28.3 0.1    
Jul 43 *29.0      
Aug 44 *30.0      
Sep 45 *29.0      
Oct 46 *28.5 0.7 *28.0  
Nov 47 26.6 0.3 26.3 0.9
Dec 48        
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Barbados: Bellairs Research Institute Map
1992     1993     1994     1995
Mo. Mo. # Coral Reef,  mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m) Seagrass, mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m) Mangrove, mean & SD
(°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 1 13 25 37     27.1 0.3 26.6 0.4 26.6 0.4     27.3 0.4 27.3 0.1 27.1 0.9     27.2 0.3 27.4 0.1
Feb 2 14 26 38     27.0 0.1 26.8 0.3 26.7 0.1     27.0 0.3 26.8 0.1 26.7 0.2     28.1 0.2    
Mar 3 15 27 39     27.3 0.2 26.8 0.3 26.9 0.1     27.6 0.5 27.0 0.5 27.5 0.9     28.4 0.5    
Apr 4 16 28 40     29.0 0.0 27.0* 0.0 28.5 0.5     29.1 0.1 *27.5 0.7 28.8 0.6     28.9 0.1    
May 5 17 29 41     29.1 0.3 27.6 0.0 *28.9 0.0     29.1 0.3 27.8 0.7 *29.0 0.1     29.1 0.1    
Jun 6 18 30 42         28.2 0.2 *29.0 0.1         28.5 0.5 *29.2 0.2            
Jul 7 19 31 43     28.8 0.7 28.1 0.3         29.5 0.5 28.7 0.5         30.1 0.2    
Aug 8 20 32 44     28.9 0.4 28.9 0.8 29.4 0.1     29.5 0.7 29.1 0.7 30.8 0.2     30.0 0.4    
Sep 9 21 33 45     28.9 0.2 28.9 0.1         29.8 0.8 29.5 0.7 *28.9 1.3     30.6 0.7    
Oct 10 22 34 46     28.7 0.3 28.7 0.2 29.3 0.1     29.1 0.9 28.8 0.6 30.0 0.1     29.9 1.1    
Nov 11 23 35 47 *28.9   28.3 0.3 28.7 0.1 29.3 0.2 *28.7   28.8 0.5 29.0 0.5 30.1 0.5 *29.8   29.1 1.0    
Dec 12 24 36 48 28.3 0.5     26.9 0.5 *28.0 1.5 28.2 0.4 *28.2 0.4 *27.1 1.3 *28.9 0.5 28.6 0.5 *28.3 0.0    
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Belise: Carrie Bow Cay
 1993     1994     1995
Month Mo. # Coral Reef
 mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass
mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m)		 Mangrove
mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 13 25 37 27.6 0.5 27.5 0.0 27.5 0.1 26.9 2.1 27.5 0.0 26.7 0.3 26.5* 2.2 28.3 0.3
Feb 14 26 38 26.9 0.6 27.3 0.3 26.9* 0.1 27.0 1.3 27.5 0.8 26.3 0.9 28.0 1.3 27.8 0.9
Mar 15 27 39 27.8 1.6 28.0 0.6 27.4 0.7 27.4 0.9 28.6 1.0 27.7 0.3 28.2 1.7 28.2 1.0
Apr 16 28 40 27.9 0.6 29.4 0.8 28.2 0.2 28.5 0.6 29.6 1.3 28.7 0.6 29.4 0.6 29.8 0.7
May 17 29 41 28.7 0.6 28.6* 0.3 29.6 0.3 29.2 1.3 29.4* 0.2 29.9 0.7 30.2 1.0 28.9* 0.1
Jun 18 30 42 29.3 0.4 28.8 0.3 30.1 0.3 30.0 1.2 29.0 0.9 30.9 0.8 30.7 1.3 30.2 2.3
Jul 19 31 43 29.0 0.6 28.7 0.1 29.3 0.2 29.9 0.3 29.1 0.3 29.6 0.6 30.5 0.3 29.8 0.7
Aug 20 32 44 29.2 0.2 29.0* 0.1 30.0 0.7 29.7 0.1 29.6* 0.6 30.5 0.9 30.3 0.6 29.9* 0.2
Sep 21 33 45         30.2 0.6         30.4 1.2        
Oct 22 34 46         27.8 1.7         27.9 1.3        
Nov 23 35 47         29.0 0.7         28.9 1.2        
Dec 24 36 48 *26.8   27.9* 0.1 28.2 0.4 27.2*   27.2* 1.8 27.1* 1.4 27.5*      
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Bermuda: Bermuda Biological Station Map
1992     1993     1994     1995
Mo. Mo. # Coral Reef,  mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m) Seagrass, mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m) Mangrove, mean & SD
(°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 1 13 25 37     20.7 0.7 *20.0 0.2 *20.4       19.5 0.8 *19.5 0.1 *18.5       19.8 1.9  
Feb 2 14 26 38     *19.8 0.1 *20.2   *18.7       18.8 0.4 *19.3 1.0 *18.5       19.4 1.9 *19.7
Mar 3 15 27 39     19.6 0.4 *20.0   18.8 0.6     19.0 1.0 *18.9 0.4 18.6 0.7         *19.0
Apr 4 16 28 40         *20.4 0.7 *18.9       *20.2   *20.4 0.8 *20.0 1.1          
May 5 17 29 41     *22.3 0.4 22.9 0.1 *21.4       22.5 0.6 23.2 0.3 *21.9       *23.0 0.7  
Jun 6 18 30 42     23.9 0.6 *26.3 1.8 *25.3 0.1     24.9 0.8 *26.6 1.7 *26.2 0.0     25.3 1.3 *19.0
Jul 7 19 31 43     26.4 0.7 *29.2 0.5 27.6 1.0     26.9 0.5 29.1 0.3 *27.9 0.1     *26.8 0.8 *28.0
Aug 8 20 32 44     27.8 1.0 28.9 0.6         27.9 0.9 29.2 0.5 *26.8 0.0     27.2 0.5 *28.0
Sep 9 21 33 45 27.1 0.5 27.3 0.2 *27.6 0.7 *26.8 0.4 27.3 0.4 27.7 0.6 27.5 0.7 *27.2 0.4     27.8 0.5  
Oct 10 22 34 46 *24.3 0.8     *24.7 1.4 *26.5   23.7 0.8     23.9 1.2 *27.0 0.3 24.4 0.6 *25.2    
Nov 11 23 35 47 22.6 0.7 *23.2       *23.2 1.5 22.0 0.7 *23.2   *21.4   *22.7 1.8 22.4 0.8 *24.0    
Dec 12 24 36 48 *20.6 0.1 *22.4       *21.1   *19.7 0.1 *21.3 0.7     *21.3   *20.5        
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles: Bonaire Marine Park Map
1994  1995
Month Mo. # Coral reef    
mean and SD (°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 25 37     27.3 0.2
Feb 26 38     26.7 0.1
Mar 27 39     26.9 0.6
Apr 28 40     27.6 1.0
May 29 41     28.3 1.0
Jun 30 42     28.2 0.1
Jul 31 43     28.0 0.2
Aug 32 44 28.1 0.3 28.9 0.5
Sep 33 45 27.6 0.5 29.4 0.1
Oct 34 46 28.5 0.2 28.7 0.4
Nov 35 47     28.4 0.2
Dec 36 48     27.6 0.2
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Colombia: INVEMAR Map
1992     1993     1994     1995
Mo. Mo. # Coral Reef,  mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m) Seagrass, mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m) Mangrove, mean & SD
(°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 1 13 25 37     *25.5 0.7 25.0 0.5 25.3 0.5     *26.1 0.1 25.3 0.6 25.6 0.8     *26.1 0.1 25.9 1.3 25.0 1.4
Feb 2 14 26 38     26.1 0.4 24.0 1.2 25.5 0.6     26.6 0.2 24.7 0.7 25.9 0.2     27.1 1.2 25.2 1.0 26.4 0.9
Mar 3 15 27 39     26.0 0.6 25.8 0.1 25.8 0.8     27.0 0.6 26.5 0.2 26.7 0.8     27.6 0.9 26.9 0.8 27.5 1.2
Apr 4 16 28 40     27.0 1.5 25.6 0.9 26.4 0.6     28.5 1.5 26.7 0.7 27.7 0.8     30.0 1.2 27.9 1.1 28.9 1.4
May 5 17 29 41     28.8 1.4 26.8 0.4 27.8 0.3     29.1 1.3 27.5 0.2 28.8 0.5     30.3 1.6 29.6 0.8 29.8 1.4
Jun 6 18 30 42     28.0 1.4 26.4 0.7 28.6 1.3     29.0 0.7 27.7 0.8 29.3 1.0     30.7 0.8 28.9 0.6 30.3 1.2
Jul 7 19 31 43     26.4 0.8 25.5 0.5 27.1 0.5     27.7 0.9 26.8 0.2 27.4 0.5     28.2 0.9 28.0 0.5 28.7 1.2
Aug 8 20 32 44     27.3 1.1 27.2 0.4 29.6 0.9     28.8 0.7 27.8 0.4 29.8 0.9     31.3 2.4 29.0 0.5 31.1 1.2
Sep 9 21 33 45 *29.1   28.1 0.6 28.4 0.6 29.6 0.4 *29.5   28.6 0.6 29.2 0.3 30.0 1.0 *30.0   29.4 0.9 30.2 0.5 31.1 0.6
Oct 10 22 34 46 28.3 0.4 28.4 0.5 28.9 0.1 30.0 0.7 28.3 0.5 29.1 0.3 29.2 0.0 30.4 1.0 28.6 0.7 31.0 1.5 29.9 0.4 30.5 1.1
Nov 11 23 35 47 27.9 0.5 27.2 1.5 27.6 0.9 28.1 0.6 28.1 0.3 27.7 1.3 28.1 1.0 28.5 0.4 28.2 0.2 28.3 1.6 28.3 1.3 29.0 0.6
Dec 12 24 36 48 *27.6 0.6 27.1 0.6 25.1 0.6 26.6 0.6 *27.6 0.6 27.2 0.5 26.0 0.6 27.2 0.4 *27.4 0.2 27.0 0.6 26.8 0.2 27.8 0.8
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Jamaica: Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory,
University of the West Indies		 Map
1993     1994     1995
Month Mo. # Coral Reef
mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass
mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m)		 Mangrove, mean & SD
(°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 13 25 37 27.5 0.2 28.1 0.8     27.6 0.1 28.4 1.4 *28.4   26.3 0.7 26.7 0.9 *26.4  
Feb 14 26 38 27.1 0.4 28.3 0.2 *27.4 0.2 27.4 0.3 27.7 0.3 *27.8 0.6 26.7 0.3 27.1 0.4 *26.3 0.0
Mar 15 27 39 27.1 0.2 *27.2   *27.1 0.0 27.5 0.6 *27.2   *27.5 0.4 26.7 0.6 *26.2   *26.6 0.1
Apr 16 28 40 27.3 0.3 *28.6   27.5 0.4 27.6 0.6 *27.8   28.2 0.3 26.5 0.6 *25.5   26.4 0.1
May 17 29 41 *27.5 0.7 28.6 0.6 28.2 0.6 27.8 0.8 28.8 0.6 28.4 0.3 25.9 0.2 26.7 0.2 26.5 0.1
Jun 18 30 42 28.2 0.6 28.6 0.2 29.0 0.1 29.3 0.7 29.0 0.3 29.5 0.4 26.4 0.2 26.6 0.3 26.7 0.3
Jul 19 31 43 28.5 0.4 28.5 0.2 28.9 0.5 28.9 0.3 29.0 0.2 29.4 1.1 26.8 0.3 26.6 0.1 26.8 0.8
Aug 20 32 44 28.2 0.6 28.8 0.3 29.8 0.7 28.9 0.1 29.4 0.5 30.8 1.8 26.4 0.2 26.8 0.6 27.3 0.3
Sep 21 33 45 28.9 0.8 *29.2   30.9 1.4 29.3 0.5 *29.5   30.8 0.8 26.6 0.1 *27.0   27.2 0.4
Oct 22 34 46 29.2 0.3 29.1 0.1 *29.7 0.1 29.2 0.1 29.3 0.4 *29.9 0.1 27.3 0.2 26.1 0.1 *27.3 0.6
Nov 23 35 47     *29.2   29.2 0.5     *29.4   29.1 0.9     *26.8   27.0 0.6
Dec 24 36 48         28.4 0.5         28.6 0.5         26.4 0.2
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Mexico: Puerto Morelos Map
1992     1993     1994     1995
Mo. Mo. # Coral Reef,  mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m) Seagrass, mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 1 13 25 37     26.7 0.4 *26.4 0.0 *26.7 0.8     26.3 1.0 25.4 0.7 26.1 0.7
Feb 2 14 26 38     26.5 0.4 *26.7 0.1 *26.2       26.0 0.5 26.8 0.2 *25.8 1.4
Mar 3 15 27 39     *25.9 0.2 26.8 0.3 26.6 0.5     26.1 0.6 26.5 0.6 26.5 0.2
Apr 4 16 28 40     27.3 0.3 *28.2 0.0         27.5 0.3 28.0 0.8 *28.0 0.0
May 5 17 29 41     27.9 0.5 28.4 0.3 29.1 0.4     28.2 0.5 29.0 0.7 29.6 0.5
Jun 6 18 30 42     29.0 0.6 *29.2 0.3 *29.1 0.1     29.2 0.6 29.4 0.9 29.7 0.5
Jul 7 19 31 43     29.2 0.5 29.3 0.1 *29.2 0.0     29.7 0.3 29.5 0.3 *29.1 0.1
Aug 8 20 32 44     29.2 0.1 29.3 0.5 30.0 0.0     30.2 0.5 29.9 1.1 31.0 0.5
Sep 9 21 33 45     29.2 0.4 *29.4 0.1 30.1 0.3 29.8 0.9 30.2 1.0 *30.7 0.4 30.0 0.9
Oct 10 22 34 46 *28.9 0.6 28.7 0.2 29.0 0.2     28.4 0.8 28.9 0.5 29.3 0.4 *28.6  
Nov 11 23 35 47 28.3 0.4 28.2 0.4 *28.0   28.9 0.3 28.3 0.3 27.9 1.0 *26.3   28.4 0.9
Dec 12 24 36 48 *27.3 0.2 27.0 0.2 *27.9   27.5 0.3 26.5 0.5 26.3 0.4 *27.9 0.1 26.0 0.7
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico Map
1993     1994     1995
Month Mo. # Coral Reef,  mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m) Seagrass, mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 13 25 37 *26.0 0.0 *27.5 0.2     *28.0 0.1
Feb 14 26 38 *27.2   *27.0       27.8 0.2
Mar 15 27 39 27.7 1.1 *26.8       27.9 0.5
Apr 16 28 40 *28.0 1.4         *29.0 0.6
May 17 29 41 *28.5 0.7 *28.4       *29.8 0.4
Jun 18 30 42 *29.4 0.6            
Jul 19 31 43 *29.3 0.4            
Aug 20 32 44 *29.0 0.0         *31.6  
Sep 21 33 45 *29.2 0.5 *30.0   29.1 0.1 *30.3 1.3
Oct 22 34 46 *29.0 0.0 29.4 0.6 29.6 0.3 29.5 0.7
Nov 23 35 47 *28.9 0.1     29.0 0.2 *29.4 1.3
Dec 24 36 48 *28.0   *27.7   *27.9 0.4 *27.9 0.4
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Saba, Netherlands Antilles: Saba Marine Park Map
1993     1994     1995
Month Mo. # Coral Reef
mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass
mean & SD (°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 13 25 37         27.0 0.1         27.0 0.1
Feb 14 26 38         26.8 0.3         26.8 0.3
Mar 15 27 39     *26.5   26.6 0.4     *26.6 0.1 26.6 0.4
Apr 16 28 40 27.0 0.0 26.7 0.2 27.0 0.9 27.0 0.0 27.0 0.4 27.0 0.9
May 17 29 41 27.8 1.0 27.1 0.1 28.4 0.3 27.8 1.0 26.9 0.3 28.4 0.3
Jun 18 30 42 28.8 0.3 27.8 0.5 28.4 0.3 28.8 0.3 27.8 0.5 28.4 0.3
Jul 19 31 43 28.6 0.1 27.8 0.3 *29.0 0.4 28.5 0.1 27.8 0.3 *29.0 0.4
Aug 20 32 44 28.8 0.1 28.3 0.3 29.1 0.1 28.8 0.1 28.4 0.3 29.1 0.1
Sep 21 33 45 29.0 0.2 28.6 0.2     29.0 0.2 28.6 0.1    
Oct 22 34 46 *28.8   28.9 0.1 *28.2   *28.8   28.9 0.1 *28.2  
Nov 23 35 47     28.5 0.4 *28.4 0.1     28.5 0.4 *28.4 0.1
Dec 24 36 48     27.4 0.6 27.7 0.4     27.4 0.6 *27.9 0.5
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Trinidad & Tobago:
Institute of Marine Affairs		 Map
1994
Month Mo. # Coral reef    
mean and SD
(°C at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass   
mean and SD
(°C at 0.5 m)		 Mangrove   
mean and SD
(°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 25 *26.7 0.2 *27.5 0.6 *27.4 0.6
Feb 26            
Mar 27 *27.0   *28.0   *28.0  
Apr 28 *26.0   *26.0   *26.0  
May 29 *28.8 0.0 *28.5 0.7 *29.0 0.7
Jun 30 *28.0   *28.0   *28.5  
Jul 31 *29.0   *29.0   *29.0  
Aug 32            
Sep 33            
Oct 34            
Nov 35            
Dec 36            
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Venezuela: Universidad de Simon Bolivar Map
1992     1993     1994     1995
Month Mo. # Coral Reef  
mean (°C at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass  
mean (°C at 0.5 m)		 Mangrove  
mean (°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 1 13 25 37   *27.2 *26.7 *28.7   *29.0 *27.8 *28.9 *31.0 *27.4 *27.7
Feb 2 14 26 38     *28.0 *27.9     *27.9 *28.5   *26.3 *27.2
Mar 3 15 27 39   *27.4 *26.8 *27.5   *28.7 *28.8 *29.2 *28.2 *27.8 *28.3
Apr 4 16 28 40   *27.1 *27.6     *28.4 *28.5   *27.4 *28.5  
May 5 17 29 41   *28.5 *28.0 *29.1   *29.8   *30.5 *28.1 *30.5 *29.9
Jun 6 18 30 42   *31.4   *28.5   *32.5   *30.5 *31.7   *29.0
Jul 7 19 31 43   *28.6 *27.5 *29.8   *30.3 *28.7 *31.2 *29.4 *28.3 *29.5
Aug 8 20 32 44   *29.8 *28.1     *31.5 *31.5   *31.4 *30.1  
Sep 9 21 33 45 *26.0 *28.1 *28.1   *27.0 *31.2 *30.1   *29.4    
Oct 10 22 34 46 *29.8   *30.1   *30.0   *31.1        
Nov 11 23 35 47   *28.0 *30.1   *29.5 *30.5 *31.9   *29.3 *31.0  
Dec 12 24 36 48   *30.1 *27.5     *29.5 *29.0   *29.0 *28.4  
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Venezuela: EDIMAR Map
1993     1994     1995
Month Mo. # Seagrass  
mean and SD (°C at 0.5 m)		 Mangrove  
mean and SD (°C at 0.5 m)
Jan 13 25 37 26.2 0.6 *26.0 0.2 *26.7 0.3 26.3 0.4 *26.4 0.2 *27.1 0.1
Feb 14 26 38 26.0 0.2 *25.1 0.7 *25.5 0.1 25.8 0.1 *24.9 0.6 *25.7 1.1
Mar 15 27 39 27.0 0.7 26.3 0.6 27.0 1.1 26.6 0.4 26.6 0.5 27.1 0.9
Apr 16 28 40 27.0 0.1 *26.8 0.1 *28.2 0.2 27.9 0.9 *26.7 0.1 *29.0 0.1
May 17 29 41 28.7 0.7 *26.7 0.4 28.2 0.3 29.3 0.8 *26.9 0.1 28.8 0.4
Jun 18 30 42 28.2 1.3 27.1 0.3 *27.8 0.1 28.1 1.4 27.5 0.7 *28.5 0.4
Jul 19 31 43 28.0 0.7 *27.1 0.8 *28.0 0.3 28.3 0.8 *28.1 2.0 *28.9 1.4
Aug 20 32 44 28.1 0.8 28.3 0.4 *29.9 0.4 *28.0 0.6 30.6 2.9 *29.9 0.9
Sep 21 33 45 28.3 0.5 *28.2 0.5 *30.4 0.7 29.2 0.7 *28.6 0.3 *30.8 1.7
Oct 22 34 46 28.1 0.3 *28.3 1.0 *29.3 0.6 28.2 0.6 *28.9 1.0 *29.3 0.1
Nov 23 35 47 27.9 0.9 28.2 1.0 27.9 0.7 27.8 0.9 28.6 0.9 27.7 1.0
Dec 24 36 48 27.0 0.4 *26.9   *27.4 0.9 27.1 0.6 *27.2   *27.2 0.9
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

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