I wondered today, as I was waiting for my tap water to reach minimum temperature indicating that all water from the the pipes was out and I was getting fresh groundwater, about the various temperatures of various groundwater.
I went swimming with manatees in Crystal river, FL because the spring water there is 72°F and the manatees like that when the ocean feels cold.
I spoke with a friend in Texas who was lamenting that ice is always needed to make a drink refreshing because the water is so warm out of the ground at 70°F.
And my kids shriek with indignation when I tell them they are too muddy to come inside and I will hose them off with 54°F.
This site shows that it is somewhat latitudinal, but what else do people know about it?
http://www.epa.gov/athens/learn2model/part-two/onsite/ex/jne_henrys_map.html
It doesn't change very much seasonally. Our water is pretty much the same summer or winter. So the weather itself doesn't seem very related. Unless it's just the buffered reaction to the weather not allowing much fluctuation due to dpeth and the insulation of the ground above.
Thoughts?
I went swimming with manatees in Crystal river, FL because the spring water there is 72°F and the manatees like that when the ocean feels cold.
I spoke with a friend in Texas who was lamenting that ice is always needed to make a drink refreshing because the water is so warm out of the ground at 70°F.
And my kids shriek with indignation when I tell them they are too muddy to come inside and I will hose them off with 54°F.
This site shows that it is somewhat latitudinal, but what else do people know about it?
http://www.epa.gov/athens/learn2model/part-two/onsite/ex/jne_henrys_map.html
It doesn't change very much seasonally. Our water is pretty much the same summer or winter. So the weather itself doesn't seem very related. Unless it's just the buffered reaction to the weather not allowing much fluctuation due to dpeth and the insulation of the ground above.
Thoughts?