River Temp

[kellyv]

Since it has been such a cool spring, I am wondering how long it takes for the river to warm up to mid to lower 60's once the air temp changes to the 70's and 80's (on average). 2 weeks? 1 month?

Hello June 1st! Can't remember a spring this dark and cold.

[iacmoderator]

[billgfc]

absolutely not, here.

I have a poli sci degree with as many environmental credits as poli sci. that was 1969 to 73 at Univ of VT.

That said I have watched his original presentation without a bunch of name callers and commentators trying to distract. I paid attention to the spoken word. That was several years ago.

Then, this winter, I saw him live in Portland. The talk was similar to a lecture by an educator. what I learned fit with my education.

global warming is real, despite seasonal fluctuation. If nothing else we must focus on renewable energy and decrease fossil fuel use. Please carpool to Doug s an Roosevelt!

[jedi]

A local weather office stated that this was the first year since 1996 that is has not reached 80 degrees locally. I dont expect the water to warm too quickly once it warms up, since there is an aweful lot of snow waiting to melt and all that cold runnoff ought to keep the warming at a slower pace i.e.. less than 1degree per week. IMO. I'm just happy to be able to wear the short sleeve wetysuit and no booties finally.

[jesusjones]

Just take three shots of Tequila and rip in your underwear.

[gwandsh]

I think the river temp is actually well into the 50's by now, and with a couple of weeks of good sun energy should be in the 60's.

I was just thinking this weekend that aropund June 1 I usually switch to a 3/3 suit with a thin neo under layer (my next option after a drysuit).

I can't recall a spring when the weather was so uncooperative (temp wise anyways) for early season sailing in the past dozen or so years. The air temps are not the biggest issue for me, it's the associated fluky winds that I find to be a real pain.

[bobgatpdx1]

Here's a graph of the 10 year average river temp.
Typically get to 60F by mid-June.
- BobG

[isobars]

We've already got guys in shorties. Come on up.

And, PLEASE, bring some wind. I haven't checked with the guys who keep sailing diaries, but this has to be the worst wind year I've seen here in a quarter century. Also, we're still in coats on land 'til noon, and the days start getting shorter in just a couple of weeks.

Mike ;-(

[kellyv]

Thanks for the info! I wonder if the average is off right now and how quickly it will recover once the heat kicks in.

[isobars]

The plot shows the water temp "should be" 57 degrees today.
The water temp is 57 degrees today.
Can't beat that with a stick!
Fortunately, water temp is manageable with neoprene or fleece + Goretex; lack of wind is tough to manage.

Mike \m/