1953 12 - daily  - mean of NCEP mean Daily Air temperature at 2 m, degK.
BasinID	Name	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
0	Pan Arctic	252.0	251.9	252.0	253.1	253.4	253.5	254.2	255.7	256.3	255.2	254.0	253.2	252.9	252.7	252.8	252.0	251.0	250.8	252.0	252.1	251.6	251.9	251.7	251.5	251.6	250.2	249.2	248.9	249.0	248.2	247.2
34	Hudson Bay	263.9	261.0	256.3	257.6	259.0	260.1	261.7	259.3	259.7	261.7	259.7	261.1	260.4	256.1	255.5	254.3	255.3	258.7	258.9	257.5	253.1	251.2	257.4	260.2	258.8	254.8	253.5	253.8	248.1	248.2	250.3
36	Hudson Strait	262.7	266.1	263.9	254.7	261.9	257.6	259.4	260.1	255.8	251.9	252.5	254.7	256.2	251.2	252.0	254.4	250.4	250.8	246.8	242.8	241.0	242.7	246.2	247.2	247.2	246.6	245.0	250.4	249.8	242.8	243.9
98	Bering Strait	253.6	252.5	249.0	249.2	247.3	243.7	244.5	250.0	249.1	247.4	250.1	248.7	247.7	245.8	250.4	255.3	256.7	255.7	254.8	252.7	255.6	260.5	258.0	257.2	257.7	254.2	253.5	249.3	249.4	251.1	247.6
128	Arctic subocean	243.0	242.2	242.2	241.7	241.0	238.0	239.9	235.7	236.2	236.6	238.8	238.1	236.6	234.2	231.2	233.9	234.3	237.8	235.8	233.9	233.3	232.6	234.1	233.8	233.6	234.8	236.8	235.3	233.5	231.5	238.1
130	Chukchi Sea	252.7	253.3	249.7	247.2	243.1	239.4	239.7	242.3	240.9	237.8	239.7	239.6	237.8	238.8	237.2	239.9	244.0	242.7	245.1	246.5	249.9	252.9	254.6	253.6	253.5	253.5	250.3	245.1	245.6	245.9	244.1
132	Beaufort Sea	252.8	251.4	252.8	253.5	253.8	254.3	249.8	249.9	256.2	255.0	257.1	258.9	257.1	257.9	255.0	254.0	259.7	259.4	257.2	251.8	252.3	261.7	265.7	261.8	257.6	254.5	253.1	247.7	247.3	248.0	246.3
134	Arctic Archipelago	241.5	240.3	239.5	242.0	243.3	242.9	240.3	241.0	243.2	241.4	238.6	238.6	237.1	241.2	241.9	239.7	238.3	237.0	238.1	241.3	238.5	240.6	237.1	231.9	235.4	236.5	234.4	232.9	233.3	232.9	231.6
136	Foxe Basin	239.3	236.7	239.1	241.2	239.4	242.1	240.1	239.7	241.2	244.3	247.2	242.7	238.9	238.0	236.9	235.7	233.9	232.7	231.3	233.1	233.3	229.9	230.0	228.0	227.4	229.0	232.0	237.0	234.9	231.9	233.7
138	Baffin Bay	239.6	239.0	239.0	242.3	238.1	235.5	234.9	237.9	238.3	238.3	237.6	235.5	234.1	237.3	237.1	235.4	233.7	232.1	234.1	233.9	230.2	230.7	232.0	231.9	239.6	243.9	236.2	236.4	237.6	237.0	235.3
139	South Greenland	244.4	243.3	246.9	247.4	246.0	243.2	243.2	250.2	251.4	254.5	250.9	247.3	246.6	249.9	246.3	245.8	242.6	242.2	249.4	246.1	240.9	239.9	239.5	242.9	252.9	248.2	242.7	248.6	248.0	244.9	239.0
140	Greenland Sea	243.7	242.2	240.0	240.3	238.4	238.2	239.1	238.8	242.4	246.3	243.4	238.6	236.6	238.3	241.6	239.9	237.8	233.8	235.7	238.0	236.3	235.0	235.7	234.7	239.1	243.4	241.5	238.2	241.0	240.4	240.7
142	Norwegian Sea	273.3	274.7	273.4	272.6	271.8	274.8	276.4	274.8	272.7	271.9	274.7	273.6	274.1	273.9	273.8	273.0	271.5	271.0	270.8	271.8	274.3	274.5	275.1	275.1	273.7	271.0	270.0	268.3	266.6	272.2	272.7
144	Barents Sea	269.8	269.7	268.2	266.5	267.1	266.5	266.9	270.2	266.9	264.1	269.1	269.8	269.7	268.1	266.6	266.2	263.4	261.0	260.7	260.4	258.2	259.7	259.9	261.0	262.1	262.7	263.2	261.9	262.9	257.4	258.8
146	Kara Sea	254.2	255.8	257.9	259.3	260.1	261.7	263.0	263.3	261.9	259.4	257.9	257.1	258.9	259.5	258.4	256.4	253.3	252.9	256.3	259.2	258.8	257.8	257.8	258.2	257.0	255.5	255.5	256.4	256.7	255.0	252.9
148	Laptev Sea	239.7	241.4	244.5	247.4	248.4	248.8	250.2	254.1	258.3	255.1	250.6	248.5	246.6	246.9	249.4	247.6	245.4	243.6	243.8	244.6	248.7	247.2	240.2	237.9	238.9	240.1	240.2	239.4	242.5	245.1	245.2
150	East Siberian Sea	241.4	240.5	239.8	239.7	240.1	241.5	245.4	247.4	247.6	248.9	244.0	241.7	239.9	238.4	241.4	244.0	243.2	245.4	247.3	248.5	247.6	243.9	241.5	241.2	238.5	234.3	232.7	236.5	237.8	235.0	233.0
152	Gulf of Alaska	267.5	265.9	261.1	264.3	263.1	258.2	262.0	267.9	265.3	264.2	266.9	263.1	262.7	263.0	270.5	271.3	271.5	270.3	268.7	263.1	269.6	272.7	269.3	269.9	268.3	267.8	269.1	263.4	269.1	264.9	263.5
154	Southeast Bering Sea	271.1	266.6	262.1	260.9	256.0	251.6	255.4	263.8	256.8	252.6	252.3	252.9	264.1	261.5	263.7	265.9	268.0	268.8	269.5	267.6	270.4	271.2	267.7	269.6	268.4	263.7	260.2	258.9	268.5	264.7	259.0