The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by size. The average surface water temperatures in each of the Great Lakes have increased by nearly two degrees Fahrenheit between 1995 and 2020. As of 2020, Lake Erie, the shallowest lake, was the warmest, recording over 53 degrees Fahrenheit.
Annual average surface temperature of the Great Lakes in North America from 1995 to 2020
(in Fahrenheit)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 1, 2021). Annual average surface temperature of the Great Lakes in North America from 1995 to 2020 (in Fahrenheit) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293334/surface-temperature-great-lakes/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual average surface temperature of the Great Lakes in North America from 1995 to 2020 (in Fahrenheit)." Chart. April 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293334/surface-temperature-great-lakes/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Annual average surface temperature of the Great Lakes in North America from 1995 to 2020 (in Fahrenheit). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293334/surface-temperature-great-lakes/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual Average Surface Temperature of The Great Lakes in North America from 1995 to 2020 (in Fahrenheit)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293334/surface-temperature-great-lakes/
Environmental Protection Agency, Annual average surface temperature of the Great Lakes in North America from 1995 to 2020 (in Fahrenheit) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293334/surface-temperature-great-lakes/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Annual average surface temperature of the Great Lakes in North America from 1995 to 2020 (in Fahrenheit) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, April 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293334/surface-temperature-great-lakes/