Year,Depart From 1940-2024 Average,Gulf of Mexico,SST,Jan-Dec,(°F) 1940,-0.83 1941,-0.264 1942,-0.081 1943,0.118 1944,0.502 1945,-0.195 1946,0.449 1947,0.108 1948,0.278 1949,0.431 1950,-0.099 1951,-0.108 1952,-0.281 1953,-0.113 1954,-0.217 1955,0.041 1956,-0.092 1957,0.356 1958,-0.36 1959,-0.443 1960,-0.486 1961,-0.551 1962,-0.04 1963,-0.028 1964,-0.547 1965,-0.335 1966,-0.7 1967,-0.353 1968,-0.569 1969,-0.678 1970,-0.998 1971,-0.32 1972,0.141 1973,-0.548 1974,-0.428 1975,-0.089 1976,-1.033 1977,-0.869 1978,-0.733 1979,-0.464 1980,-0.194 1981,-0.514 1982,0.025 1983,-0.569 1984,-1.269 1985,-0.236 1986,-0.309 1987,-0.808 1988,-1.106 1989,-0.135 1990,0.319 1991,0.363 1992,-0.428 1993,-0.165 1994,0.238 1995,0.341 1996,-0.622 1997,0.183 1998,0.12 1999,0.242 2000,0.27 2001,-0.119 2002,0.313 2003,0.005 2004,0.209 2005,0.234 2006,0.517 2007,0.386 2008,0.073 2009,0.483 2010,-0.535 2011,0.003 2012,0.727 2013,0.291 2014,0.185 2015,1.211 2016,1.278 2017,0.969 2018,0.881 2019,1.021 2020,1.14 2021,0.817 2022,1.133 2023,1.864 2024,1.594