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Syracuse, NY -- It's been inevitable for weeks, but now it's official: Syracuse saw its hottest year on record in 2012.

The average daily temperature of 52.6 degrees easily beat the closest competitor, 1931, with its daily average of 51.5 degrees, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University. Those are the only two years the temperature has averaged higher than 51 degrees.

Syracuse sweated through its hottest summer on record. It averaged 72.8 degrees this summer, higher than the previous record of 72.6 set in 1931 and matched in 2002.

The yearly average temperature in Syracuse since 1902 is 47.9 degrees, making this year 4.7 degrees warmer than average.

We weren't the only ones to endure record-setting heat this year. In fact, 23 of 35 major cities in the Northeast recorded their warmest average temperature in 2012, according to the climate center.