1960 11 - 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 261.0 260.7 259.8 259.0 258.4 258.5 258.8 258.6 257.9 257.2 256.5 255.9 254.9 253.9 254.0 252.9 251.9 252.0 251.5 251.0 250.3 250.5 250.5 250.7 251.6 251.3 251.2 250.9 250.3 250.7 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 270.7 270.4 269.4 266.3 267.0 263.4 264.8 262.9 260.1 258.7 258.5 258.5 258.8 262.6 265.3 265.6 263.1 264.2 267.6 264.6 262.7 261.9 260.2 259.5 259.9 258.6 254.3 254.1 255.3 257.9 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 269.6 272.3 272.0 270.8 265.9 259.3 258.0 259.1 259.2 256.6 259.7 256.7 258.6 258.5 262.0 262.7 270.1 268.4 264.7 262.5 263.2 264.1 267.6 263.0 260.9 259.3 257.9 261.7 259.4 256.8 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 263.3 260.8 261.3 262.5 261.0 259.4 258.4 263.8 262.4 261.1 258.0 257.8 255.1 251.4 254.3 254.3 253.8 253.8 251.7 245.4 246.0 243.4 248.7 249.6 247.4 245.0 252.1 252.4 249.9 250.4 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 242.7 242.0 242.8 243.4 242.2 244.1 241.9 237.1 238.9 242.0 245.4 245.7 246.9 244.6 244.6 245.3 245.2 243.9 243.0 248.1 250.7 245.0 244.2 241.9 242.4 237.4 237.4 238.0 237.4 234.5 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 258.8 258.6 256.2 257.3 258.2 255.2 256.7 262.0 262.3 261.6 259.8 255.1 250.4 248.1 248.2 250.2 248.9 249.6 245.0 241.8 242.9 241.7 244.2 253.7 254.2 252.4 255.7 248.5 246.2 246.0 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 265.2 261.9 259.5 264.4 264.6 265.6 258.5 255.0 254.6 251.5 251.8 250.1 252.8 252.7 253.5 256.5 257.1 259.0 254.4 253.2 251.8 250.9 248.2 247.5 249.0 247.2 249.2 254.7 257.1 257.8 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 254.4 249.7 246.3 244.3 245.4 246.2 247.6 246.0 242.8 245.1 242.4 242.1 242.2 241.2 242.5 243.6 242.5 242.8 242.1 241.7 240.5 241.2 243.1 244.3 244.7 245.8 245.8 244.4 245.9 248.4 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 262.1 263.1 260.2 252.4 246.8 246.3 245.6 246.2 246.6 243.9 253.0 253.2 255.6 242.9 246.6 243.7 254.2 253.9 254.6 263.0 258.9 258.1 263.5 266.9 265.1 263.1 258.6 254.6 250.9 243.3 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 244.7 247.1 245.7 248.3 252.1 253.9 251.7 249.3 250.1 252.2 253.8 252.3 251.0 251.6 253.7 252.1 248.0 244.4 248.6 252.6 251.8 249.2 246.4 246.4 248.4 247.6 248.2 245.8 242.8 240.8 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 255.1 253.8 251.7 254.8 260.4 263.0 264.4 262.1 262.0 260.0 259.0 258.2 258.3 259.2 260.9 255.0 252.1 255.7 255.1 255.0 253.4 251.8 250.3 249.1 251.9 254.8 254.6 252.5 250.3 249.2 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 242.7 244.1 241.5 241.4 247.0 252.9 254.3 249.8 252.4 254.7 252.9 251.1 249.8 248.7 250.0 248.9 246.2 242.5 243.1 247.8 251.4 251.1 245.1 239.2 241.8 245.3 244.9 244.5 239.0 235.7 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 267.3 269.7 272.0 273.2 273.1 271.6 267.7 268.2 268.4 269.6 271.2 273.0 271.9 270.7 269.3 270.6 272.1 272.1 269.9 265.9 266.2 266.6 269.0 270.8 271.8 272.5 270.9 269.2 267.4 269.5 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 262.6 261.9 262.8 266.0 270.8 272.4 270.5 265.4 267.0 268.5 264.0 261.0 263.9 261.6 258.8 256.6 259.1 259.5 261.0 260.4 259.2 260.1 261.4 262.4 263.8 262.6 264.2 262.5 256.7 254.7 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 263.4 263.4 260.9 258.4 256.3 258.5 262.3 263.9 262.8 261.4 260.6 259.4 256.4 254.0 252.0 250.3 248.7 248.9 247.7 248.8 248.7 248.5 249.4 252.5 255.8 256.2 255.4 254.3 255.8 256.6 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 256.4 258.9 260.2 256.4 251.6 250.9 250.4 251.5 250.6 250.3 250.1 252.0 251.1 250.4 248.4 245.6 244.1 243.3 243.6 243.6 241.8 242.3 241.4 240.6 239.8 239.4 240.4 241.1 236.7 235.8 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 250.2 249.3 251.2 254.7 254.7 251.8 248.7 249.5 252.1 254.4 255.1 253.2 249.5 244.7 245.4 244.1 242.6 240.9 239.2 237.4 239.1 249.4 252.2 245.7 240.5 237.5 235.4 233.8 236.8 238.4 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 271.8 270.6 273.6 272.9 271.6 268.6 268.8 272.1 269.7 267.8 264.6 270.0 267.3 263.9 268.5 266.4 270.5 269.0 265.6 261.3 262.4 261.8 260.9 258.4 254.9 261.2 268.0 269.5 265.9 264.3 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 266.3 266.1 271.6 272.2 268.9 268.2 274.2 273.6 273.3 272.3 267.2 268.5 265.8 265.0 268.4 266.1 262.2 258.9 258.0 253.8 251.9 250.7 250.5 253.4 260.7 266.9 265.7 256.6 252.4 264.2 -9999.0