1973 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	252.5	251.3	250.8	250.8	250.9	251.5	251.8	251.6	250.6	249.7	248.9	249.2	250.0	250.3	250.2	251.0	250.8	250.5	251.7	252.7	252.9	252.1	251.6	251.9	252.0	252.3	252.0	252.2	251.7	251.1	251.0
34	Hudson Bay	259.7	261.1	259.6	256.0	254.1	257.0	261.0	261.7	256.4	252.4	251.4	247.9	246.1	246.0	245.9	248.9	249.7	250.1	251.9	253.5	255.9	256.0	255.8	258.0	258.3	256.5	254.8	255.4	251.1	247.2	242.4
36	Hudson Strait	262.8	257.4	259.7	260.3	258.0	253.1	252.0	257.6	259.6	254.9	251.2	247.2	252.5	250.5	246.9	250.6	253.5	262.2	261.4	255.9	250.2	247.7	256.3	255.2	257.7	254.0	251.1	251.8	256.4	254.6	251.1
98	Bering Strait	253.7	251.0	250.1	250.5	252.3	252.1	250.9	250.3	253.0	254.2	250.7	250.3	251.9	251.2	247.1	247.5	249.8	254.5	259.5	259.6	257.0	248.8	245.1	247.5	251.7	259.4	262.1	261.7	260.6	259.0	261.4
128	Arctic subocean	241.7	243.4	243.7	243.8	242.3	241.9	242.3	236.0	238.0	242.6	242.9	247.1	248.2	244.8	235.8	243.1	251.0	252.4	245.3	236.4	236.7	237.1	242.9	246.7	244.9	238.3	234.7	232.9	230.6	234.8	239.7
130	Chukchi Sea	254.8	253.9	250.7	252.6	250.8	252.1	252.7	251.8	253.2	249.8	250.9	247.3	245.0	243.6	239.6	240.7	240.3	241.8	244.5	251.0	250.3	244.1	238.3	239.5	246.0	255.5	265.6	264.9	261.7	263.4	263.6
132	Beaufort Sea	250.3	249.7	250.1	253.1	252.9	254.4	252.2	250.2	249.8	252.2	248.6	248.6	249.5	248.1	249.6	256.4	254.8	251.3	260.4	263.3	262.4	260.2	254.6	252.7	253.3	254.1	252.4	248.6	248.7	249.0	255.6
134	Arctic Archipelago	248.9	247.3	244.0	241.3	243.0	244.1	242.1	243.1	243.2	243.2	241.1	241.4	242.1	242.8	243.4	248.0	251.0	244.1	242.3	247.1	248.9	251.5	253.4	249.7	244.6	239.9	238.8	237.6	235.2	235.4	240.1
136	Foxe Basin	246.6	242.5	244.0	244.7	243.2	241.6	240.1	245.0	241.8	238.7	238.9	238.1	236.5	239.6	245.3	238.6	235.0	238.1	244.2	245.4	243.4	240.8	238.2	240.0	249.2	248.1	239.4	234.7	232.5	236.6	241.7
138	Baffin Bay	252.1	248.8	248.0	244.6	244.1	248.4	245.5	240.3	238.9	238.5	235.5	235.3	238.7	243.4	239.7	237.0	239.6	243.5	244.5	244.1	243.3	240.4	238.3	244.2	245.1	241.0	238.6	236.2	233.2	234.0	236.7
139	South Greenland	259.9	255.3	249.4	246.5	248.6	248.6	248.3	250.4	244.5	242.6	241.6	238.0	242.0	248.9	247.7	241.5	237.9	239.9	248.0	252.0	251.4	248.0	248.9	250.9	244.7	242.2	239.7	237.5	236.9	241.8	245.3
140	Greenland Sea	246.2	247.3	246.8	243.4	240.2	241.3	241.1	236.2	238.1	236.2	233.0	235.9	242.1	237.7	233.8	233.5	238.9	245.6	246.2	240.9	241.3	239.0	235.2	239.1	241.5	238.7	236.3	234.3	234.9	237.3	235.2
142	Norwegian Sea	264.3	270.6	270.7	268.7	268.0	266.9	263.8	262.5	267.4	273.5	271.6	268.5	267.0	266.4	267.3	267.2	267.6	266.1	267.9	266.9	268.1	268.5	265.0	265.3	270.1	273.2	274.5	273.2	274.5	273.7	270.9
144	Barents Sea	257.1	252.5	254.1	254.2	253.3	252.2	253.7	253.9	253.1	251.2	258.4	263.9	262.1	257.8	255.1	253.9	257.7	264.9	264.6	262.8	257.6	254.4	257.8	259.2	258.6	261.7	267.4	268.6	262.5	261.4	265.4
146	Kara Sea	250.9	250.4	252.0	254.5	255.4	255.3	255.4	256.7	256.5	256.5	256.7	258.5	260.8	260.3	258.8	258.8	257.9	254.7	254.5	257.7	259.5	258.5	255.6	254.7	254.9	256.5	256.9	260.7	263.3	260.5	257.1
148	Laptev Sea	244.7	243.2	242.3	242.2	242.5	244.4	245.6	242.5	241.1	240.3	239.2	241.0	240.2	243.5	248.1	248.8	245.0	242.8	239.2	237.9	238.2	243.0	247.0	247.7	247.9	247.0	246.2	243.4	243.5	247.3	248.3
150	East Siberian Sea	257.1	253.0	249.7	247.4	246.7	244.9	243.3	242.5	242.4	239.4	239.7	238.2	239.4	241.5	243.0	241.4	241.6	244.8	246.6	245.5	244.4	242.3	242.2	239.7	237.7	237.8	238.7	242.1	243.1	240.4	239.0
152	Gulf of Alaska	258.6	257.7	258.0	264.4	267.2	265.1	264.3	267.4	269.2	268.3	265.0	263.8	262.6	261.4	264.5	263.3	265.7	270.0	271.8	267.9	262.6	256.9	261.6	267.4	268.6	270.9	269.5	267.8	266.4	261.0	263.6
154	Southeast Bering Sea	259.2	259.6	256.0	255.3	258.6	258.2	256.8	264.0	266.6	266.0	264.9	262.3	258.4	254.7	255.5	257.3	258.2	258.9	260.6	255.0	259.2	264.5	264.6	263.5	270.9	273.3	270.9	272.1	267.3	269.0	272.0