1972 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	251.5	250.4	249.9	249.6	248.8	249.7	249.1	249.2	249.2	249.8	250.7	250.3	250.0	250.5	250.5	250.3	250.6	250.6	250.3	250.3	250.0	250.1	249.5	249.9	249.9	249.9	249.4	249.0	249.0	249.2	250.2
34	Hudson Bay	250.4	245.3	244.6	245.9	246.3	246.8	244.8	245.0	246.2	247.8	251.3	249.3	247.3	248.8	249.7	251.7	254.6	252.8	250.7	252.9	254.6	253.3	251.2	250.1	250.0	253.9	252.5	249.0	247.9	251.0	255.3
36	Hudson Strait	257.9	253.1	243.4	244.2	243.8	245.2	249.1	244.3	241.7	241.5	242.8	245.8	242.7	245.2	244.8	242.1	244.3	244.0	244.0	240.6	243.4	248.3	245.4	248.6	241.2	241.6	234.3	232.8	236.7	241.9	248.9
98	Bering Strait	253.1	256.5	263.7	266.5	264.6	268.2	265.7	260.5	264.3	263.2	261.0	258.7	253.4	248.8	249.3	249.9	249.7	247.0	248.0	249.9	248.0	246.3	245.3	248.1	250.5	250.8	250.5	252.0	258.0	254.0	254.2
128	Arctic subocean	241.4	243.7	242.5	239.7	238.9	240.0	237.7	236.8	241.2	239.5	236.3	234.0	235.2	233.8	233.4	234.8	233.6	235.2	237.5	243.2	240.6	236.9	236.7	235.3	235.5	232.4	233.5	231.6	232.6	231.0	238.2
130	Chukchi Sea	251.8	263.3	266.8	268.6	270.7	271.9	267.6	265.2	260.2	263.4	264.2	254.8	246.8	245.3	246.6	249.4	249.3	246.9	250.4	251.8	250.6	248.7	244.8	245.6	245.5	244.8	242.5	240.5	242.2	239.9	245.5
132	Beaufort Sea	250.0	250.9	253.6	256.0	253.9	252.5	254.8	259.6	260.4	261.5	257.5	255.5	254.9	250.0	248.8	246.4	245.8	244.8	248.0	250.6	248.7	246.6	243.7	248.7	253.5	254.3	253.1	251.8	255.4	260.8	256.1
134	Arctic Archipelago	238.9	240.7	239.8	240.4	241.8	242.7	242.2	240.9	244.5	242.0	240.2	242.7	245.7	242.6	238.3	237.5	235.1	238.1	240.0	240.3	241.6	240.4	238.2	235.0	234.5	236.8	237.4	236.3	244.1	248.9	242.6
136	Foxe Basin	245.1	238.5	243.5	244.2	242.2	240.2	238.2	243.1	240.5	238.3	239.7	239.6	241.0	240.4	239.4	238.1	239.0	238.1	239.1	241.1	237.4	237.2	237.8	235.6	235.1	234.2	233.8	234.9	236.2	246.4	246.6
138	Baffin Bay	241.3	243.7	243.7	243.2	239.8	238.6	238.2	241.6	243.1	241.3	239.5	239.6	237.2	238.3	238.9	239.0	240.6	247.3	246.2	242.3	237.1	233.2	231.1	230.6	230.6	229.9	230.5	229.6	228.7	228.2	228.2
139	South Greenland	243.5	248.1	250.8	248.3	246.0	244.9	246.2	250.5	250.2	247.1	246.6	244.6	242.7	245.9	249.7	249.9	255.5	259.4	255.6	248.8	243.0	240.0	239.3	239.5	239.5	238.0	242.0	239.0	237.8	235.8	237.9
140	Greenland Sea	251.7	243.5	241.1	243.6	240.4	240.0	240.6	240.0	243.1	240.5	238.4	238.1	237.9	237.9	239.3	240.0	240.8	247.6	249.9	249.5	242.4	237.1	232.8	231.9	231.3	232.1	233.1	231.0	230.0	229.0	230.4
142	Norwegian Sea	272.2	273.6	274.2	274.0	273.4	273.0	269.3	269.4	270.8	271.6	271.9	272.8	274.6	275.3	274.7	275.4	272.5	272.8	275.9	276.9	275.9	275.7	274.8	273.8	270.4	271.7	273.0	272.7	274.8	276.1	276.4
144	Barents Sea	253.3	258.5	261.2	264.4	269.2	268.0	268.7	268.6	268.6	267.0	266.4	263.6	267.7	269.4	266.6	262.9	259.9	259.8	259.3	266.2	270.2	270.6	270.4	267.2	267.3	264.4	265.8	266.8	266.1	267.8	270.0
146	Kara Sea	258.6	253.1	249.9	248.5	247.6	250.7	249.5	248.7	246.8	250.9	256.5	258.3	257.9	257.2	256.6	256.3	255.9	256.1	255.0	252.3	252.0	254.7	256.9	256.9	255.6	256.1	255.6	255.3	253.1	251.7	253.6
148	Laptev Sea	250.7	252.3	249.3	242.9	239.6	238.8	239.4	239.5	238.5	236.9	237.0	237.5	238.8	241.6	241.0	242.0	243.3	243.5	244.7	246.1	247.1	248.1	246.9	248.2	248.2	246.0	245.3	246.8	246.0	243.3	241.4
150	East Siberian Sea	238.5	239.8	240.3	246.3	247.4	250.3	248.2	248.7	246.2	245.9	240.3	237.8	239.8	255.2	261.7	257.6	252.7	248.5	243.8	243.5	243.5	243.0	243.4	243.5	242.7	240.7	239.1	238.0	237.8	239.3	246.3
152	Gulf of Alaska	259.4	256.5	263.4	266.3	266.1	267.5	266.3	264.1	270.2	269.9	265.7	263.0	261.7	256.9	256.0	257.9	263.6	263.2	262.5	262.6	255.8	258.0	257.6	264.9	267.5	266.7	264.8	269.3	269.9	267.1	264.9
154	Southeast Bering Sea	259.2	264.8	270.8	272.1	273.2	273.7	267.9	269.1	274.4	269.0	270.7	266.9	268.8	253.1	251.7	252.9	255.8	257.4	255.0	255.7	259.1	264.5	261.1	258.6	259.9	251.4	248.9	264.8	263.6	252.0	249.9