Hot water diving

[Joker11]

Here is a question I have never seen before: What is the hottest water you have ever been diving in? I hear all about cold water diving with drysuits. I never hear of guys having to dive in some kind of hot water for some weird reason. So let's hear it!?

 

[divezero]

Hottest water I have dove in was just your typical caribbean type waters......wait......almost forgot.....on a reallllly hot day.

 

[El Orans]

31 Celcius / 88 Fahrenheit.

 

[dive_lover88]

about 27-29 celcius in east malaysia...with a drastic drop when i hit the thermocline wearing a rash guard.

 

[SohoDozo]

What about those diving into sulphur springs to investigate for science?

 

[Diver Dennis]

86F to 90F around the hull of a Disney cruise ship, when I checked. Was probably warmer in places.

 

[bperrybap]

Surface temp of 96 F in a texas lake in August. (CSSP)
And that felt really cool after suiting up!

--- bill

 

[jiveturkey]

31-32 degrees celcius in Thailand. That's my warmest.

 

[archman]

99-100 degrees Fahrenheit, in a Florida Keys canal. Summer 1998 (hot El Nino year).

The water was disgustingly oily-feeling, and Gods was it salty!:blahblah:

I've heard that in areas of the Persian Gulf, the water routinely exceeds 100 degrees, and commercial divers have to wear "cooling vests" or something to that effect. That sounds dandy.

 

[Hank49]

What are the physiological effects if you're diving in water warmer than 98.6F? We have built in warming methods in our bodies but the only one for cooling requires evaporation of moisture from our skin (I think) which won't function so well if we're submerged in water.