Editing Gulf of California (section)

===Ocean===
The depth of the water helps to determine its temperature. For example, shallow depths are directly influenced by the local temperature of the air, while deeper waters are less susceptible to changes in air temperature.<ref name="Brusca"/> The temperature of the water in the gulf generally experiences lows of {{convert|16|°C|abbr=on}} in winter and highs of {{convert|24|°C|abbr=on}} in summer. But temperatures can vary greatly in the gulf, and the water is almost always warmer by the coast than the open ocean. For example, the waters surrounding La Paz reach {{convert|30|°C|abbr=on}} in August, while the waters in neighboring city Cabo San Lucas, only reach {{convert|26|°C|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Nix"/><ref name="deepmexico.com">[http://www.deepmexico.com/es/ocean_dives.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221075834/http://www.deepmexico.com/es/ocean_dives.html|date=December 21, 2011}}</ref><ref name="redalyc.uaemex.mx">{{cite web |url=https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/479/47942204.pdf |title=47942204 |access-date=2012-06-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715160509/http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/redalyc/html/479/47942204/47942204.html |archive-date=2012-07-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://math.ucr.edu/ftm/bajaPages/MarineBiology.html |title=Marine Biology of Baja California |publisher=Math.ucr.edu |access-date=2013-12-08}}</ref>

Occasionally, the northern gulf will go through significantly cold winters. The water in the northern gulf can sometimes drop below {{convert|8|°C|abbr=on}}, which can lead to a large die-off of marine organisms. The animals most susceptible to the large decrease in water temperature include macroscopic algae and plankton.<ref name="Brusca"/>

{|class="wikitable"
|+Average sea temperatures of [[Puerto Peñasco]]<ref name="redalyc.uaemex.mx"/>
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!'''Jan'''
!'''Feb'''
!'''Mar'''
!'''Apr'''
!'''May'''
!'''Jun'''
!'''Jul'''
!'''Aug'''
!'''Sep'''
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!'''Dec'''
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|17&nbsp;°C
63&nbsp;°F
|16&nbsp;°C
61&nbsp;°F
|17&nbsp;°C
63&nbsp;°F
|19&nbsp;°C
66&nbsp;°F
|21&nbsp;°C
70&nbsp;°F
|23&nbsp;°C
73&nbsp;°F
|26&nbsp;°C
79&nbsp;°F
|28&nbsp;°C
82&nbsp;°F
|28&nbsp;°C
82&nbsp;°F
|26&nbsp;°C
79&nbsp;°F
|23&nbsp;°C
73&nbsp;°F
|19&nbsp;°C
66&nbsp;°F
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|+Average sea temperatures of [[La Paz, Baja California Sur|La Paz]]<ref name="deepmexico.com"/>
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!'''Jan'''
!'''Feb'''
!'''Mar'''
!'''Apr'''
!'''May'''
!'''Jun'''
!'''Jul'''
!'''Aug'''
!'''Sep'''
!'''Oct'''
!'''Nov'''
!'''Dec'''
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|19&nbsp;°C
66&nbsp;°F
|19&nbsp;°C
66&nbsp;°F
|21&nbsp;°C
70&nbsp;°F
|23&nbsp;°C
73&nbsp;°F
|25&nbsp;°C
77&nbsp;°F
|27&nbsp;°C
81&nbsp;°F
|28&nbsp;°C
82&nbsp;°F
|30&nbsp;°C
85&nbsp;°F
|28&nbsp;°C
82&nbsp;°F
|27&nbsp;°C
81&nbsp;°F
|24&nbsp;°C
75&nbsp;°F
|21&nbsp;°C
70&nbsp;°F

|}

{|class="wikitable"
|+Average sea temperatures of [[Cabo San Lucas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/San-Jorge/seatemp |title=San Jorge Water Temperature (Sea) and Wetsuit Guide (Baja Sur, Mexico) |publisher=Surf-forecast.com |access-date=2013-12-08}}</ref>
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!'''Jan'''
!'''Feb'''
!'''Mar'''
!'''Apr'''
!'''May'''
!'''Jun'''
!'''Jul'''
!'''Aug'''
!'''Sep'''
!'''Oct'''
!'''Nov'''
!'''Dec'''
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|20&nbsp;°C
68&nbsp;°F
|19&nbsp;°C
66&nbsp;°F
|19&nbsp;°C
66&nbsp;°F
|19&nbsp;°C
66&nbsp;°F
|20&nbsp;°C
68&nbsp;°F
|21&nbsp;°C
70&nbsp;°F
|24&nbsp;°C
75&nbsp;°F
|26&nbsp;°C
79&nbsp;°F
|26&nbsp;°C
79&nbsp;°F
|26&nbsp;°C
79&nbsp;°F
|24&nbsp;°C
75&nbsp;°F
|22&nbsp;°C
72&nbsp;°F
|}