Lake Charles water temperatures at Shubie Beach

This year, I tracked the water temperatures In Lake Charles (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) at the Shubie Park beach.

I didn't have my thermometer every time we went swimming, but I think there's enough information to share.  It's important to know that the temperatures are in Celsius, not Fahrenheit.

The group I swam with swam at 6am a couple of times a week. We'd swim between one and two kilometers.   There are a couple of other locations I swam at and they are noted.

Date	Temperatures	Notes
June 16	?	Freaking Cold and Choppy.  Quote from swimming partner: “It’s so cold I can’t think!”
June 18	Air 14°, Water 16°	The water was calm and a lot warmer than the 16th.
June 20	Air 12°, Water 17°	The lake was like glass
June 23	Air 11° Water 17°	We had eight swimmers and the water was like glass.
June 25	Air 15°, Water 19°	Windy and choppy water
June 30	Air 15°, Water 19.5°	Water was like glass
July 3	Water 16°	This was my first ocean swim of the year at Parlee Beach.  There were Tonnes of Jelly Fish and my face was pretty tingly when I got out.  I also found an umbrella that blew into the ocean off the beach and I swam that back to shore.  Free umbrella!
July 7	Air?, Water 19°	I swam with no earplugs for the first time of the season and got dizzy.  (I think ear plugs are a must when swimming in cold water)
July 11	Air 17°, Water 20°	The water was like glass
July 28	Air 18°, Water 21°	It was a foggy morning, but the fog was higher than the lake so we had good visibility and a cool sky.
August 1	Air 19°, Water 21°	This was taken at Morris Lake in Dartmouth because of a high bacteria count in Shubie.
August 6		I forgot my thermometer
August 8	Air 15°, Water 21°	The fog was rising up off a calm lake.  It was a beautiful swim.
August 22	Air 15°, Water 21°
August 28	Air 12°, Water 19°	It’s getting darker in the mornings.
September 8	Air 10°, Water 19.5°	It was pitch black leaving the shore.  Coming back wasn’t too bad, but I think we’re calling that our last swim.

We usually swim with wetsuits, but when the water was around 17 and lower, I swam with two swim caps and silicon ear plugs.  I like that combination to keep myself warm.  

I have swam in the beginning of June before and the water is around 12°.  That is so cold that our jaws got tight and it was hard talking after we got out.  Also walking into the lake, I had shooting pains up the arches of my feet.  Swimming in water that cold isn't even fun as far as I'm concerned.