1972 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 257.1 256.2 255.7 256.4 255.5 254.4 253.7 253.7 253.8 254.0 254.0 253.7 254.6 254.0 253.2 253.5 252.9 251.7 251.7 252.1 253.6 254.9 255.3 254.3 253.5 252.3 251.5 251.7 252.2 252.1 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 267.6 264.2 264.2 265.1 264.7 261.9 260.4 262.5 262.7 262.4 261.5 259.8 259.2 258.6 260.6 261.2 259.4 258.1 258.2 257.1 257.8 262.5 264.6 262.4 260.4 261.2 258.6 255.2 256.4 256.0 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 266.1 264.6 259.6 256.4 261.3 264.0 254.3 252.0 257.5 257.2 265.3 265.2 264.7 262.2 264.2 266.1 266.8 260.5 261.2 259.0 254.4 253.7 258.6 249.9 248.3 253.0 262.3 258.2 254.9 256.7 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 259.2 258.9 254.4 257.2 254.8 256.0 256.7 254.7 258.4 259.3 257.3 256.9 258.5 259.5 261.8 262.8 261.7 257.3 254.4 256.8 258.5 258.0 255.2 252.5 253.2 252.8 251.9 256.4 257.9 252.6 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 243.4 241.3 241.3 242.1 242.7 239.7 241.9 243.6 243.2 242.4 240.9 244.1 247.3 245.6 244.2 241.5 239.6 235.4 236.7 237.9 237.7 237.3 240.1 247.3 245.1 242.9 241.4 239.9 245.0 242.1 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 259.8 263.5 264.5 263.8 257.3 257.5 258.0 255.5 256.4 257.0 256.6 256.4 259.7 259.8 259.9 258.6 258.9 256.4 251.1 249.5 249.7 249.8 250.1 251.9 253.6 255.8 255.1 263.9 261.0 255.7 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 260.5 261.9 258.7 256.8 253.8 254.8 255.6 255.8 255.6 257.9 259.0 258.2 259.8 259.8 256.0 256.0 256.7 255.2 253.2 254.6 261.5 264.6 262.2 257.6 256.4 254.4 255.9 255.3 254.8 249.8 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 248.1 246.9 247.3 246.5 244.8 248.8 250.5 246.2 246.1 247.6 251.4 253.9 252.8 251.0 250.1 247.3 244.4 244.3 246.7 245.5 242.0 239.4 241.9 244.5 244.7 241.4 240.2 240.4 238.8 239.8 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 260.5 255.1 248.5 243.9 245.5 244.1 243.4 250.9 248.3 250.9 253.8 253.4 255.4 255.9 249.7 248.7 251.0 253.3 255.2 253.5 249.5 241.5 238.7 241.0 240.3 241.9 243.6 245.7 240.2 240.8 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 247.6 245.6 244.6 243.5 240.6 239.7 241.4 241.8 241.8 240.6 239.9 239.5 240.4 241.0 242.9 245.3 244.7 239.7 241.1 243.7 246.3 244.9 250.9 251.6 247.4 241.5 238.7 238.2 240.6 239.1 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 255.9 252.7 249.9 246.9 247.4 248.1 245.9 244.8 244.4 245.5 244.6 244.3 243.0 242.1 244.4 247.2 247.6 246.1 247.7 248.3 247.2 249.0 256.7 252.5 254.9 250.7 246.3 251.0 248.2 245.1 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 251.8 252.3 251.3 249.4 245.8 243.2 241.0 239.8 241.5 245.5 243.6 237.8 235.5 235.2 236.7 239.8 241.2 239.2 237.4 239.2 242.2 242.6 246.6 250.7 249.1 247.9 242.2 241.7 244.4 248.5 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 273.4 273.4 274.3 274.2 273.5 273.1 274.1 274.4 273.9 272.8 271.2 269.7 270.2 269.5 268.2 269.4 271.4 271.0 271.2 270.1 269.0 268.9 269.6 270.6 274.0 274.2 275.4 274.5 272.2 270.7 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 260.7 259.4 258.3 259.0 260.3 261.9 260.5 259.7 257.8 257.0 259.3 263.8 264.9 268.5 269.2 267.7 265.7 266.1 265.4 265.0 264.8 262.3 265.5 266.5 264.1 261.3 260.1 261.6 260.8 257.4 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 258.7 257.2 258.4 260.9 261.2 259.6 258.5 258.2 258.5 258.0 256.5 256.3 258.4 255.8 252.6 253.5 253.3 252.4 254.1 256.3 258.9 260.0 256.9 255.7 256.7 256.5 255.8 256.8 260.3 261.3 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 248.2 248.2 249.3 251.5 249.1 245.0 244.6 244.8 242.4 242.4 244.4 244.3 244.8 244.9 243.4 242.1 241.5 242.0 240.7 239.4 241.5 244.0 247.9 249.8 245.3 241.9 241.4 240.1 238.4 244.1 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 245.0 248.8 247.9 246.5 245.1 242.1 241.8 245.3 246.9 248.4 247.9 244.5 245.0 246.5 247.3 248.5 247.2 246.0 244.1 240.0 241.2 241.8 238.4 236.8 238.1 238.0 237.6 237.8 237.0 236.6 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 266.6 264.9 262.1 262.3 264.1 266.0 265.7 267.1 270.8 266.8 265.3 265.9 266.3 268.7 269.3 268.3 270.2 265.1 266.8 272.5 272.6 271.4 268.9 265.2 268.4 265.4 263.9 269.4 267.2 261.9 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 265.8 265.0 264.9 262.5 258.1 262.6 266.8 265.7 263.6 261.5 258.2 258.9 268.2 272.1 267.9 273.0 273.0 272.0 271.8 270.8 269.2 266.3 263.6 261.3 262.7 259.5 271.6 272.2 269.3 262.1 -9999.0