Lake Temp

[meredith weekender]

Lakeport is reporting water temps at 36 degrees still with no downward fluctuation. Looking at the Downings cams in Alton is even showing alot of open water. Praying for an early ice out.

[meredith weekender]

Even with the COLD temperatures, Lakeport is still reporting the water temp at 36 degrees and it hit 37 degrees last Saturday.

Now that the Derby is over, lets get to spring.

[fatlazyless]

.....umm....not having anything better to do....and being bored out of my mind....I made a very scientific survey of this website's lake water temperature records and compared the water temperature for 2011 verses 2012.

Ok.....so what's up with this?

In 2011, the Lake Winnipesaukee water temp hovered at its' recorded low of 34-degrees for a total of about 54-days spread across January-February-March, from aproximately January 8 to March 9, 2011!

In 2012, the Lake Winnipesaukee water temp hovered at its' recorded low of 34-degrees for a total of just two days on January 15 and January 16, 2012!

Now, you know........ my-my-my.......that's seems like a biggggg difference.......and how about that! ..

[meredith weekender]

What is even more interesting FLL is that the LakePort Dam is reporting that we hit 37 degrees again today. In 2011 we hit 35 degrees on 02/28 then back to 34 degrees until 03/12, then 36 degrees on 03/24 and finally 37 degrees on 04/08/2011. We seem to be 54 days ahead of last year.

[Chaos]

Maybe it's the new math?

[meredith weekender]

The water temp is holding at 37 degrees . Hopefully we are moving in the right direction. My goal is to have the boat in by 03/15.

[GsChinadoll]

Does anyone know what the water temp has to be for mosquito and black fly larvae to hatch and can we hope that they get confused, hatch early and then freeze to death????

[Merrymeeting]

I hope that every year but it doesn't happen

As with the trees and plants, I'm sure it's a combination of temp, sunlight, and some other magic potion that insures they will hatch at just the right time to bring maximum discomfort to all!

[pontoonbarge]

Originally Posted by meredith weekender

The water temp is holding at 37 degrees . Hopefully we are moving in the right direction. My goal is to have the boat in by 03/15.

In this case -- I'm really looking forward to the Ides of March. Was a bad day for Caesar.... but -- if he'd gone out on the lake he would have been in better shape. Can't get out there walking, and don't have a hovercraft... Bring on March 15th!

[meredith weekender]

The water temp is holding steady at 37degrees, been trhat way for over a week now. Definitely a sign that we are moving in the right direction. Would love to see some aerials after the warmth that is coming over the next few days.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Black Cat Island Weather Center is showing:

Water Temperature at 2 ft: 36.5 °F

Water Temperature at 10 ft: 38.8 °F

Come on ice-out!

[meredith weekender]

Lakeport id reporting a water temp of 38 degrees today. If this temp holds it will definitely be an EARLY ice out

[John A. Birdsall]

Well, I went to the lake at Alton Bay I would say at least 15 bob houses on the lake, (some looked like outhouses) I noticed water basically surrounding the ice and would think that they did not have much time left to remove. While the temp was 33 degrees during the day it must have gotten colder when the sun went down, so maybe.. It was a beautiful day but I did not think, the marine patrol was closed and I got to do this by snail mail. to get my boat registered.

I heard the lake making noises yesterday. Groans and it sounded also like cracking. That was up near Echo Point. To think two years ago I took my truck on the ice but not this year.