Cold water in north country

[Dickbakers]

    As usual I start checking local pond temperature before Thanksgiving.   I tested three of the local ponds this morning and found all of them with shoreline temp of
37 degrees Fahrenheit. 
Now I wait for the first total skim ice and begin calculating freezing degree days.  Every 15 freezing degree day can produce   one inch of new ice. 
Anybody hoping for pre December safe ice is too optimistic.
Well maybe on one of Meat+Metals  "ice box" ponds. 
Northern Maine might be a hope of you want a three hour drive?
I'll post a picture of the first three inches of mountain ice.
Dick

[Arctic Addict]

Thanks for the info Dick.  I was planning heading to the north country early next week to take a look. 

[mofishin]

Every 15 days under freezing can produce 1” of ice? Am I missing something? Please explain

[Nosaj]

Every 15 days under freezing can produce 1” of ice? Am I missing something? Please explain

Freezing Degree Days  not Days Under Freezing.

If the average temperature for a day was 27 deg. F that would mean the average temperature for the day was 5 degrees under freezing which would mean that day accounted for 5 Freezing Degree Days which should mean that there would be 1/3 of an inch of ice growth according to Dicks model.  If the avg. temperature for the day was 17 then that would mean that the avg. that day was 15 degrees under freezing giving you 15 Freezing Degree Days and an inch of ice.  I believe that Dicks model is based on the body of water being skimmed over and staying solid to achieve those growth rates.

Dick can correct me where I am off.

[mofishin]

Thank you for the clarification. I get it now

[meatandmetal]

You guys are giving me a headache. Too much math to deal with and I majored in math. I'll walk on the "ice box" ponds soon.

[800stealth]

You guys are giving me a headache. Too much math to deal with and I majored in math. I'll walk on the "ice box" ponds soon.

Agreed Denny, I trust my spud a lot more than what some formula tells me I'm standing on.

[meatandmetal]

My formula.

[800stealth]

Ha, looks about right.