The Georges Bank subregion is represented by SST data for the ERSST bin centered on 68°W, 42°N.  SSTs have been increasing on Georges Bank over the past few decades as indicated by the solid green trend line. This trend suggests SSTs are approaching the warmest conditions observed on the Bank that occurred around 1860 and 1950.  However, the 2007 SST point, which is marked by the green dashed line, though in line with the trend line, is below many of the SST values observed over the past few decades suggesting it was a relatively cool year. The 2007 SST minimum for the area, marked by the blue dashed line, was approximately 4.1°C, which was lower then the recent trend for minima by approximate a quarter degree. The subregion maximum, marked by the red dashed line, of approximately 18.0°C was also cooler than the recent trend in these data.