1956 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	252.9	252.3	251.3	250.3	250.0	250.0	251.3	251.2	250.5	249.3	249.6	250.1	250.2	250.4	250.2	248.8	247.8	248.9	250.3	250.6	250.7	250.9	250.9	251.9	253.6	253.3	251.9	251.5	251.4	250.8	250.1
34	Hudson Bay	263.2	261.9	255.0	250.6	248.9	248.5	248.2	249.6	251.3	250.3	247.3	246.4	245.6	248.6	251.4	249.6	246.3	252.8	256.8	257.8	253.8	252.4	255.2	255.6	257.5	261.2	260.5	257.8	253.4	253.4	250.6
36	Hudson Strait	249.6	245.3	248.8	250.7	252.0	249.5	247.7	250.1	248.3	244.4	240.7	239.2	240.9	244.3	243.5	252.2	246.5	246.0	241.4	238.8	241.3	246.1	248.1	246.2	246.1	241.5	239.2	244.7	245.7	243.1	256.5
98	Bering Strait	251.4	251.5	254.5	257.5	260.0	254.4	252.3	250.0	244.1	240.7	242.0	244.3	242.5	241.1	242.3	244.7	246.2	245.2	249.3	249.3	246.2	245.3	246.1	248.6	249.5	249.2	251.0	255.1	256.2	253.5	248.8
128	Arctic subocean	243.9	243.7	242.1	243.1	240.8	236.3	238.7	243.7	241.2	242.6	240.5	239.0	239.9	242.1	238.2	240.6	240.9	241.4	243.7	241.7	245.3	245.7	244.7	243.2	242.0	239.9	238.9	238.2	235.7	239.5	238.6
130	Chukchi Sea	253.5	261.9	261.2	258.9	258.3	255.4	253.8	253.1	250.1	243.1	246.4	250.3	246.3	242.3	241.8	242.5	244.2	243.2	243.2	244.3	244.7	246.0	244.3	239.6	241.1	243.3	241.3	241.5	240.1	237.0	236.1
132	Beaufort Sea	259.5	250.9	247.4	248.7	251.6	252.8	250.1	246.6	246.1	244.2	243.4	243.7	245.8	244.6	242.6	240.8	245.8	248.9	249.6	250.1	251.8	253.4	252.8	257.1	260.6	260.2	256.7	259.9	264.5	259.7	254.7
134	Arctic Archipelago	245.3	244.8	243.2	241.8	242.4	239.3	237.6	241.0	241.7	239.4	240.3	239.6	237.7	238.6	238.7	236.1	234.3	234.7	236.4	238.5	241.1	240.8	242.5	242.6	241.7	241.3	238.8	235.5	235.9	238.0	240.5
136	Foxe Basin	238.8	239.2	244.3	250.9	246.3	241.6	240.6	237.8	236.8	236.2	236.5	233.9	233.7	235.8	237.0	236.2	238.5	239.5	238.2	236.9	238.4	240.0	238.5	238.8	235.4	235.8	238.6	241.0	238.1	239.2	244.1
138	Baffin Bay	240.7	245.4	243.3	240.6	241.0	242.8	243.9	243.8	244.4	246.5	244.9	242.7	241.6	241.9	242.3	241.0	242.1	243.6	248.7	247.0	246.7	242.7	239.7	239.3	247.8	246.5	241.2	241.4	246.5	243.5	241.8
139	South Greenland	246.0	248.2	247.8	245.0	245.0	245.9	249.2	248.9	252.4	250.5	250.2	249.1	247.7	247.4	249.7	246.3	246.1	250.2	250.3	250.3	248.9	250.0	244.0	250.7	256.9	250.7	249.7	255.2	255.9	252.0	255.5
140	Greenland Sea	250.4	248.9	241.8	241.8	238.1	237.4	240.4	244.4	245.2	246.9	247.9	245.7	243.5	244.6	246.9	247.8	243.3	241.4	248.0	246.4	252.7	250.6	249.8	245.5	254.2	251.7	243.8	243.2	247.6	246.1	241.7
142	Norwegian Sea	270.5	270.8	268.9	269.4	270.7	271.4	269.9	271.6	273.5	271.4	273.1	272.1	272.1	272.3	273.6	274.0	274.2	274.8	273.8	272.5	268.5	265.5	264.7	265.1	266.3	267.1	267.8	268.1	267.0	266.9	267.8
144	Barents Sea	262.3	263.6	264.4	264.4	264.4	261.1	262.0	261.7	262.2	261.2	260.3	260.3	261.6	261.7	264.6	266.1	267.1	269.4	268.8	265.4	262.8	260.9	260.2	264.0	267.3	263.7	263.7	263.8	262.8	263.4	261.9
146	Kara Sea	255.2	254.3	253.8	253.0	252.6	254.9	257.3	257.7	257.3	255.7	255.7	255.9	256.5	254.7	252.8	251.9	250.9	251.5	253.6	255.3	256.8	257.5	257.1	256.8	256.3	255.7	253.7	251.8	251.4	252.2	252.4
148	Laptev Sea	244.0	244.3	244.4	243.3	242.5	242.0	244.2	244.7	244.1	244.5	249.7	251.6	253.1	255.4	254.2	249.3	245.4	243.5	242.6	242.5	242.6	243.0	243.4	245.3	247.6	248.4	247.5	245.9	245.8	247.1	246.5
150	East Siberian Sea	244.2	248.7	254.3	250.2	247.6	250.1	259.8	256.6	247.7	245.2	247.8	252.8	252.5	249.6	245.2	242.3	241.6	239.9	237.8	238.7	241.6	242.8	242.1	239.5	240.2	240.0	240.4	238.6	237.7	237.0	238.2
152	Gulf of Alaska	258.1	254.1	256.5	259.1	260.6	260.3	258.6	254.7	253.8	252.0	253.3	254.9	254.3	256.3	259.4	262.6	262.2	261.8	266.0	262.0	257.6	261.4	264.3	268.4	267.1	268.3	268.6	273.4	272.7	270.1	267.2
154	Southeast Bering Sea	252.8	256.5	257.5	261.7	264.9	262.1	259.7	253.7	249.5	247.4	244.3	244.8	244.4	248.9	262.1	266.1	256.6	249.0	245.4	241.0	246.1	251.4	251.9	255.8	258.4	257.1	259.9	263.6	263.2	255.3	253.8