1978 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 264.1 262.7 261.0 260.1 259.5 259.7 260.0 259.4 258.3 257.6 257.9 258.3 258.3 257.7 256.1 255.4 255.5 255.1 255.4 257.0 257.2 256.7 255.9 255.3 255.0 255.2 255.5 254.7 253.0 251.2 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 274.8 274.4 274.0 269.5 266.9 267.2 270.2 271.7 265.0 259.8 259.7 259.8 262.2 263.6 261.4 259.0 258.2 253.0 249.7 251.3 254.0 254.4 255.3 256.6 254.6 253.3 251.8 251.8 253.2 252.5 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 261.0 265.5 264.0 269.3 259.1 261.2 254.6 262.9 264.7 255.4 254.8 258.4 254.6 259.7 263.0 261.8 255.1 254.9 247.2 252.1 253.6 254.6 254.0 250.8 252.5 248.3 250.7 252.0 249.4 253.0 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 258.4 257.5 258.4 260.1 261.3 259.5 256.7 255.5 262.6 265.0 263.0 262.2 261.5 259.0 253.5 253.8 255.1 258.2 263.6 266.2 263.2 265.3 261.1 258.7 255.3 261.6 263.1 262.6 258.8 254.1 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 242.7 240.0 240.1 238.7 238.3 238.5 238.2 240.7 241.0 236.3 236.2 241.4 241.1 238.8 239.2 242.0 245.0 240.8 242.4 239.3 239.9 243.5 244.5 242.8 244.6 245.3 244.2 236.0 239.8 244.2 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 257.2 257.6 261.7 263.9 262.7 256.2 253.4 264.5 269.6 270.7 267.6 266.4 257.8 258.1 258.4 260.1 261.5 262.9 269.4 270.7 266.5 260.2 257.1 259.2 256.9 259.9 264.3 263.4 261.4 259.2 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 265.9 266.4 263.4 261.8 262.7 265.1 265.9 260.4 258.8 261.4 264.0 264.5 263.0 260.5 253.6 251.1 250.6 252.0 254.3 260.3 261.1 259.4 262.0 258.4 255.7 252.6 257.6 258.0 256.5 254.9 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 252.3 247.6 245.0 244.1 242.8 243.0 246.1 245.7 247.8 248.9 252.5 255.1 255.9 249.7 242.9 241.0 243.2 244.9 248.4 251.8 246.6 240.8 238.1 237.8 241.0 242.2 242.2 246.2 248.8 249.7 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 247.0 250.6 249.3 252.5 246.3 241.7 238.5 238.1 236.3 237.7 244.8 237.6 246.3 251.1 249.6 249.5 245.0 239.0 236.9 241.3 242.9 244.3 243.5 238.6 233.2 241.1 244.8 243.1 244.9 242.7 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 239.3 239.5 239.7 239.4 237.8 239.4 241.6 235.8 232.3 234.4 235.9 236.7 238.8 237.5 236.3 237.5 238.3 234.8 233.1 236.1 235.8 236.0 234.3 233.7 235.8 236.6 244.7 251.0 253.5 251.1 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 248.1 247.6 244.5 247.5 250.7 251.8 247.8 242.9 241.6 244.1 243.8 241.1 240.9 241.0 240.6 240.4 240.5 236.5 239.5 244.4 243.2 241.0 239.5 239.3 241.9 248.9 259.2 260.5 255.3 252.0 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 241.9 240.2 239.4 237.6 236.0 237.8 238.8 241.0 238.3 233.0 232.4 233.6 235.7 235.5 237.5 242.7 239.1 233.6 231.5 233.4 237.1 239.1 237.6 233.9 234.5 235.5 239.4 245.8 250.8 250.2 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 275.9 276.6 275.3 274.0 274.6 275.5 276.4 276.2 277.4 275.8 273.9 276.4 274.7 273.3 271.3 270.1 270.7 272.8 270.4 268.5 271.8 272.4 270.7 270.3 267.9 267.5 265.4 263.7 264.6 264.9 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 267.4 265.4 269.7 270.4 268.2 264.1 262.2 264.6 264.9 267.4 270.0 269.1 269.8 270.1 270.0 268.4 268.9 265.9 267.7 267.6 265.1 265.3 264.9 262.4 261.1 261.9 262.1 261.5 259.4 257.0 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 268.8 266.1 264.3 264.5 265.7 266.1 266.0 265.2 264.4 264.6 263.8 264.0 263.8 262.0 261.6 262.1 264.3 266.1 265.5 265.2 266.2 265.2 261.7 261.8 263.3 261.7 258.3 255.7 253.1 251.7 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 267.7 264.7 260.2 257.3 255.1 256.1 258.9 258.5 255.7 253.3 253.6 254.6 254.9 255.3 254.5 253.2 251.6 251.4 252.7 255.2 253.5 253.3 256.6 256.4 254.2 256.5 257.2 253.8 249.2 245.9 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 255.6 259.7 254.8 249.4 249.8 248.5 248.6 247.6 249.3 246.4 246.3 250.1 247.0 251.9 253.8 251.3 249.7 248.8 248.3 246.5 248.9 252.2 251.8 252.2 252.4 247.3 245.3 244.6 243.1 239.9 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 270.2 266.2 265.6 269.5 270.9 270.4 266.9 261.3 265.1 269.0 267.2 268.4 267.4 263.5 259.5 257.8 257.2 261.1 264.9 267.7 268.5 271.4 264.4 263.7 267.7 273.3 273.2 271.6 267.8 264.0 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 269.2 264.0 261.3 272.8 271.2 267.2 262.6 260.2 272.9 273.8 271.6 273.1 265.9 262.2 261.3 261.5 265.6 269.6 273.8 273.0 273.6 269.4 259.9 260.0 263.8 272.7 273.6 270.3 262.1 263.7 -9999.0