1961 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 252.6 252.6 253.3 253.7 253.7 253.0 252.2 251.0 249.1 247.9 248.0 248.5 248.9 248.8 249.3 249.5 248.7 248.6 249.0 249.7 250.0 249.7 250.0 250.5 249.6 249.0 249.2 249.7 250.5 250.7 251.4 34 Hudson Bay 257.3 256.6 258.5 260.0 259.5 259.2 257.7 255.8 254.3 253.2 251.7 249.4 250.5 248.6 251.6 253.8 253.6 250.7 248.4 250.0 252.7 254.5 256.0 259.4 261.1 257.6 254.9 252.5 254.6 255.8 253.6 36 Hudson Strait 260.0 259.8 258.8 250.7 259.9 267.3 268.9 265.6 257.7 253.8 251.0 250.0 257.6 255.4 251.8 247.9 242.6 245.9 247.8 247.1 250.5 260.2 266.4 267.5 266.1 269.5 267.9 267.2 263.6 257.0 254.8 98 Bering Strait 251.8 250.7 248.0 244.1 242.6 241.5 245.4 250.3 258.3 265.8 264.4 261.2 256.0 249.5 246.3 243.8 242.0 242.7 243.6 243.3 240.7 241.4 238.0 234.8 235.1 240.4 241.6 237.8 234.3 238.5 253.5 128 Arctic subocean 248.3 248.2 247.8 249.2 248.9 250.5 246.7 239.7 239.4 234.0 233.8 234.6 237.9 238.2 236.6 240.1 243.6 239.7 238.6 245.1 243.8 239.2 237.8 236.7 235.2 238.5 239.9 244.7 244.3 241.2 242.2 130 Chukchi Sea 255.5 247.8 244.5 241.0 237.8 237.5 244.6 250.6 257.6 259.6 260.9 250.9 243.6 241.6 240.0 242.1 241.7 244.9 248.3 247.6 244.2 242.5 240.5 237.9 240.8 234.1 232.0 233.4 232.8 236.0 247.9 132 Beaufort Sea 243.7 247.5 251.3 252.2 252.6 249.0 247.1 246.6 244.8 247.8 252.2 257.0 254.7 253.7 250.6 246.5 239.2 237.9 240.4 242.7 240.9 240.1 244.0 244.4 239.5 237.9 244.7 252.0 251.4 245.8 250.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 251.2 250.6 249.4 246.8 243.8 241.3 238.3 238.8 239.9 240.8 238.9 237.1 240.9 244.2 238.3 235.5 236.0 239.3 239.5 239.1 240.3 238.2 239.7 239.0 241.5 242.9 241.0 241.3 243.7 242.8 241.4 136 Foxe Basin 253.0 252.8 250.7 247.3 255.2 261.2 260.5 254.4 247.7 245.0 243.9 236.6 238.3 239.2 239.4 237.0 234.0 243.0 246.8 237.1 239.9 242.6 243.7 247.1 249.5 254.8 257.6 256.8 259.2 260.1 245.9 138 Baffin Bay 245.9 247.2 248.2 248.3 249.0 250.9 248.3 233.5 234.3 234.4 235.2 235.5 233.4 236.9 242.6 251.1 247.9 241.7 249.4 253.5 244.3 240.8 240.3 244.0 241.4 239.7 245.4 250.4 249.1 253.3 256.8 139 South Greenland 247.1 249.6 249.1 248.8 249.6 250.4 249.8 246.9 245.0 243.1 245.4 247.3 246.1 249.4 255.1 257.4 252.2 257.7 260.5 259.6 261.6 257.0 250.1 249.4 250.1 247.3 247.1 247.0 251.4 258.5 258.5 140 Greenland Sea 250.4 248.3 248.0 247.1 245.3 246.7 248.4 242.2 230.8 232.9 232.3 235.9 237.6 237.0 245.2 249.3 252.5 246.7 245.4 251.3 251.4 242.8 240.1 240.8 239.8 236.4 238.5 244.1 250.9 246.8 252.3 142 Norwegian Sea 266.0 264.2 264.8 265.6 267.1 268.1 270.1 267.7 264.7 263.3 264.9 264.1 265.0 268.3 272.7 275.3 275.6 274.4 272.9 269.3 264.5 260.1 269.0 267.6 263.0 262.0 266.8 264.4 267.6 264.0 265.4 144 Barents Sea 259.3 261.0 260.3 260.1 261.4 259.9 265.7 261.7 261.6 264.2 263.6 260.5 254.9 256.8 259.5 262.0 263.6 266.0 265.5 261.8 259.9 257.3 254.5 254.3 253.9 254.9 254.9 256.3 260.0 259.6 260.9 146 Kara Sea 255.1 254.5 258.3 262.2 260.9 258.5 255.9 255.2 250.8 246.4 247.7 251.5 254.0 252.7 251.6 250.5 252.6 253.1 253.0 254.5 255.1 255.1 254.8 254.4 252.5 251.7 252.0 252.4 253.4 253.2 252.7 148 Laptev Sea 250.5 250.7 247.8 246.4 248.7 248.0 246.2 244.2 241.5 239.7 237.6 236.7 238.6 241.4 242.0 243.0 241.9 241.2 241.8 242.6 244.4 246.5 248.2 249.5 248.4 247.9 246.5 246.1 245.8 245.7 244.5 150 East Siberian Sea 243.8 242.8 242.9 239.5 241.3 243.7 245.8 248.3 245.6 241.2 242.0 242.1 240.4 244.0 251.7 255.1 251.7 251.5 250.0 248.3 247.5 245.1 247.3 249.1 247.7 250.5 248.5 247.9 245.8 244.0 240.1 152 Gulf of Alaska 262.6 261.3 258.1 258.4 255.1 261.9 259.9 264.8 270.8 273.0 272.4 272.2 271.1 267.0 259.8 257.3 254.4 251.5 253.2 252.9 253.7 256.3 253.8 252.0 251.3 253.6 256.2 253.1 251.2 262.8 271.4 154 Southeast Bering Sea 269.4 265.8 256.1 249.9 248.4 252.1 258.3 270.9 275.3 274.3 272.9 268.9 263.0 255.4 248.8 249.9 248.3 247.8 251.0 252.5 251.2 247.9 246.2 243.9 243.5 241.8 240.2 239.5 241.9 260.5 270.9