The Middle Atlantic Bight subregion is represented by SST data for the ERSST bin centered on 74°W, 38°N.  Unlike the northern subregions of the NE Shelf, SSTs have not been increasing in the Middle Atlantic Bight area over the past few decades as indicated by the solid green trend line.  However, the 2007 SST point, which is marked by the green dashed line, is well above this trend line along with a number of other recent observations suggesting SST may be starting to increase in this subregion as well. The 2007 SST minimum for the area, which is marked by the blue dashed line, was approximately 8.7°C, which is in line with the recent trend for minima. The subregion maximum, which is marked by a red dashed line, was approximately 26.0°C and was nearly a degree warmer then the trend for the maximum.