Examining Water Temperatures
Directions: Answer the following questions, using the NOAA POES Sea Surface Temperature Website and maps of the United States or North America.

1) What is the water temperature (in degrees Celsius) near Nome, Alaska?
 
 

2) What is the water temperature (in degrees Celsius) near New Orleans, Louisiana?
 
 

3) Convert the answers from #1 and #2 into degrees Fahrenheit.  Use the formula F = (9/5 x C) + 32

Nome, Alaska =                                                       New Orleans, Louisiana =
 

4) Which is the warmest of the Great Lakes?  Which is the coldest of the Great Lakes?
 
 

5) Where is the water warmer: near Miami, Florida or near Honolulu, Hawaii?
 
 

6) Where is the water colder: near Duluth, Minnesota, or near Boston, Massachusetts?
 
 

7) Where is the water warmest: near Corpus Christi, Texas, near San Francisco, California, or near Savannah, Georgia?
 
 

8) Where is the water coldest: near Seattle, Washington, near Buffalo, New York, or near New York City, New York?
 
 

9) What is the water temperature (in both degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit) near San Diego, California?
 
 

10) What is the water temperature (in both degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit) near Chicago, Illinois?