Detroit River Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Detroit River is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Detroit River and nearby locations.

Analysis and forecast for Detroit River water temperatures

The water temperature in Detroit River today is higher than the average temperature of 14.19° C (57.54° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 14.49° C (58.08° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Detroit River over the last 30 days:

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Detroit River by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Detroit River.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Detroit River changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

Detroit River map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Detroit River

Grosse Ile

United States, North America

5.17 miles away

River Rouge

United States, North America

5.74 miles away

Gibraltar

United States, North America

8.38 miles away

Windsor

Canada, North America

8.84 miles away

Detroit

United States, North America

9.78 miles away

Belle Isle Park

United States, North America

12.01 miles away

The highest temperature in United States today is 28.15° C (82.66° F) in Big Coppitt Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.43° C (29.42° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Detroit River?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Detroit River because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Detroit River as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Detroit River comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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