1959 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	253.6	252.0	250.0	249.4	249.1	249.2	249.8	250.2	250.0	250.2	249.3	248.8	248.8	249.8	250.9	250.7	250.3	250.9	251.5	251.9	251.8	251.7	252.4	251.9	250.6	249.7	251.0	252.4	252.2	250.9	249.9
34	Hudson Bay	262.9	264.4	263.2	261.3	257.7	258.3	262.4	261.4	257.4	256.0	256.2	258.8	259.1	260.3	264.2	261.8	258.8	256.1	253.0	254.3	256.4	255.0	257.7	260.3	260.5	259.7	260.4	260.9	259.0	255.7	254.3
36	Hudson Strait	256.8	260.3	254.9	253.3	259.8	251.4	256.8	266.2	261.6	255.3	255.7	257.2	251.6	252.3	249.9	252.6	251.1	253.2	252.3	250.5	251.3	253.9	256.2	262.2	261.1	256.4	254.3	258.1	260.9	253.8	247.0
98	Bering Strait	256.8	254.4	251.4	250.9	249.1	245.3	246.7	245.5	246.0	249.9	250.8	248.6	249.2	249.5	248.6	247.9	251.3	254.8	254.5	251.7	255.8	256.7	256.9	253.7	250.8	251.3	254.0	256.2	256.2	251.0	247.5
128	Arctic subocean	238.2	242.7	243.9	247.2	241.5	240.2	239.5	241.6	241.2	242.2	247.0	243.2	236.5	239.4	244.8	238.2	239.3	239.1	239.9	240.2	241.2	237.7	233.5	235.3	240.6	238.9	234.9	234.0	235.2	228.7	227.1
130	Chukchi Sea	251.7	246.2	245.8	245.3	241.4	243.4	245.4	239.2	239.4	239.2	240.3	238.5	237.7	235.8	236.5	235.4	236.0	239.1	241.8	241.5	241.8	242.2	245.8	240.1	239.7	237.9	242.8	244.9	245.2	236.8	233.9
132	Beaufort Sea	263.0	262.0	257.1	255.0	258.0	257.1	253.4	252.5	251.8	259.3	257.7	256.6	255.0	259.9	256.7	252.6	251.5	254.2	260.8	263.3	258.7	260.9	262.0	257.5	257.0	256.2	258.9	260.5	259.9	258.0	251.7
134	Arctic Archipelago	239.0	238.7	238.8	240.5	240.0	239.4	242.1	244.7	244.6	246.8	250.7	245.7	245.5	250.2	254.0	249.9	243.3	238.8	245.7	255.0	251.2	250.6	253.8	253.6	248.1	250.2	252.6	247.8	240.9	242.3	243.5
136	Foxe Basin	240.4	237.1	234.8	236.8	235.6	235.6	241.4	246.0	243.9	249.8	248.4	246.3	245.1	245.1	244.4	244.0	245.5	245.0	240.6	246.2	255.7	251.2	245.9	254.4	255.8	246.9	253.6	254.6	244.7	240.4	243.9
138	Baffin Bay	247.0	246.2	246.7	245.1	243.4	242.4	239.4	241.5	247.8	246.5	248.9	249.5	242.6	238.9	244.9	244.9	242.9	242.0	236.6	236.6	238.9	238.0	235.7	236.5	240.1	241.4	235.7	237.2	238.5	237.6	237.6
139	South Greenland	254.4	252.4	253.2	255.0	253.2	252.9	252.0	254.4	258.2	258.8	255.6	254.1	249.8	246.8	245.3	244.3	243.6	247.6	245.8	240.0	241.5	242.5	243.2	246.2	250.2	249.0	246.0	245.3	243.9	243.1	242.2
140	Greenland Sea	251.0	251.2	257.1	258.4	252.9	251.0	251.9	250.2	250.2	246.8	247.7	246.8	243.5	239.0	239.4	243.7	240.8	240.0	236.9	234.2	233.9	232.1	229.7	231.5	237.5	239.3	234.8	231.9	233.4	233.0	234.4
142	Norwegian Sea	270.8	271.8	271.6	269.5	264.8	264.3	264.8	265.4	264.8	265.1	268.3	268.6	267.9	269.4	272.4	273.8	273.0	273.7	271.7	272.3	274.1	271.5	271.1	271.0	271.1	268.2	266.4	266.1	266.3	268.9	271.8
144	Barents Sea	263.2	262.9	257.9	252.5	251.6	258.5	262.6	263.7	263.6	262.9	260.7	261.4	261.3	258.9	257.3	259.6	262.3	262.8	263.8	261.7	260.6	259.9	257.5	257.5	257.5	260.6	265.8	266.7	263.8	259.5	258.6
146	Kara Sea	253.6	249.4	246.8	247.3	248.6	249.6	250.4	250.8	249.3	247.4	244.8	245.7	248.7	250.0	250.9	250.8	251.0	251.9	252.1	252.1	252.8	253.4	253.6	252.3	251.2	250.0	251.8	255.1	257.4	258.1	257.7
148	Laptev Sea	245.3	243.8	241.9	240.4	240.4	239.5	237.8	239.0	241.0	241.4	240.1	236.4	236.5	239.2	241.9	244.8	245.8	247.8	249.8	250.3	247.8	246.4	249.2	247.2	240.9	237.5	239.7	240.9	241.4	240.7	240.8
150	East Siberian Sea	239.6	237.5	236.8	236.5	236.9	238.1	239.0	239.1	240.5	241.9	240.6	240.5	237.7	237.9	239.8	243.3	244.2	242.1	246.5	244.9	242.9	242.9	239.8	239.7	238.1	239.8	240.4	240.0	240.2	240.5	241.4
152	Gulf of Alaska	269.4	265.2	262.3	268.9	267.5	263.4	260.5	258.2	265.7	268.9	267.9	263.7	267.8	267.4	264.2	261.4	264.8	266.0	263.8	267.1	269.8	268.6	267.9	267.1	265.0	265.4	265.4	270.7	266.9	262.4	266.3
154	Southeast Bering Sea	259.7	258.6	259.3	261.6	259.3	257.5	249.3	248.6	249.3	250.0	254.9	253.1	255.0	248.6	247.2	247.0	246.5	248.4	246.1	251.6	253.8	258.1	265.7	259.6	255.4	254.0	252.9	264.1	259.8	262.3	267.0