Although the paper is not strongly supported by theories, the data are of a certain importance and the paper fulfil the requirements of ESSD. Its weakness is in the Introduction and an improvement is needed. These are some suggestions:

1) Page 2 – lines 24-25. The first sentence of the introduction is not nicely related to the next one. I understand the link, but this link is not really expressed. I suggest two possible solutions: the first is to delete the first sentence; the second is presented in bullet (3).

2) Page 3 – line 14: instead of ‘during swimming, surfing, and snorkelling activities’ I suggest the shorter ‘leisure activities’.

3) Page 5 – from line 4: The authors initially have introduced the effects of typhoons on temperature drops, and then present other possible mechanisms, including the intrusion of waters from Kuroshio. This kind of arrangement is creating some confusion and can explain the strong critics of referee 1. My suggestion is: at the beginning of the Introduction give a presentation of various mechanisms that can explain temperature drops (including the Kuroshio) and then start with the authors ideas on the effects of typhoons.
The remaining part of the paper can remain as it is.