2023 is #2

When you take all of the daily Highs & Lows for 2023, starting in around late-September the average temperature for 2023 moved into position as Edmonton's 3rd warmest year on record. The Highs rank around 5th warmest, and the Lows are 3rd.

But as of December 14th we have now moved past 2016, and sit as the 2nd warmest year on record. That might be short-lived though, because 1987 also had a very warm December, and it could catch up in the next few days. 

The main dashboard isn't really built for zooming-in, so here are just some images of the horserace:

2016 had been in the #1 spot for a lot of the year, but a cold start to December pushed it down to #3. 1987's really warm September-December pushed it into 2nd. And 1981 was just warm for the whole year. 

In order for 2023 to stay in 2nd spot it will need to be warmer than 1987 was, and this is what the daily Highs looked like for the end of December for those years. 

For the back half of December 1987's average High was -1.5°C (including a record of 8.9°C on Christmas day), and the average Low was -10°C. 

If our temperatures for the rest of the year stay in that range until New Year's, then 2023 will end up right around the #1 & #2 years.