1956 12 - daily  - mean of NCEP Daily Maximum 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	256.2	255.9	255.0	253.5	253.0	253.6	254.0	254.6	254.1	252.7	252.7	253.1	253.2	253.4	253.2	251.9	251.3	252.0	253.0	253.4	253.8	254.0	254.1	255.1	256.5	256.7	255.2	254.7	254.6	254.2	253.5
34	Hudson Bay	266.6	266.2	262.7	254.3	251.8	251.8	251.5	253.1	254.4	254.4	252.6	249.9	249.6	253.3	256.2	254.1	251.5	257.6	260.5	261.4	259.7	257.3	259.4	260.2	260.5	264.5	264.6	261.3	258.0	256.9	256.4
36	Hudson Strait	255.7	250.2	252.5	254.6	253.9	252.9	250.5	251.8	251.5	247.2	246.4	243.2	245.6	245.9	246.8	255.4	253.3	247.2	245.8	241.6	243.2	248.9	250.5	249.9	250.1	244.7	242.2	248.6	249.3	249.1	260.3
98	Bering Strait	257.1	255.8	257.5	260.8	262.9	260.8	255.6	252.7	249.5	244.5	244.9	247.4	246.0	244.5	245.1	246.2	248.3	247.8	251.3	251.6	249.6	247.7	248.8	251.4	251.5	252.2	253.0	258.1	258.6	256.5	253.4
128	Arctic subocean	246.8	247.2	245.6	245.1	244.1	240.2	242.0	246.4	246.1	245.6	244.4	242.3	243.3	245.4	242.7	243.9	246.2	244.7	247.1	246.3	249.7	249.1	248.3	245.5	248.6	245.2	242.1	240.9	239.6	242.8	242.5
130	Chukchi Sea	256.6	264.9	263.8	263.7	262.6	261.9	257.0	255.3	255.7	246.1	250.4	252.7	250.3	246.4	243.6	243.7	245.5	245.5	244.9	246.7	247.3	248.2	248.6	243.1	243.5	245.8	244.0	244.4	241.8	240.2	238.1
132	Beaufort Sea	264.9	258.9	250.6	251.5	255.2	257.1	253.8	251.3	249.3	248.3	246.6	247.5	248.4	248.7	245.9	244.2	250.1	251.4	253.4	254.2	255.3	257.3	256.4	259.8	264.0	264.3	260.3	263.3	267.4	265.1	258.7
134	Arctic Archipelago	248.7	246.8	246.1	244.3	245.7	244.2	241.7	244.3	244.4	242.7	242.3	242.2	241.0	240.8	240.6	239.8	237.2	237.2	239.0	241.3	243.4	244.2	244.7	244.9	244.4	243.7	242.2	238.7	238.3	241.0	244.1
136	Foxe Basin	243.9	243.3	249.9	253.2	251.0	244.7	243.0	240.3	239.3	239.2	239.7	237.6	236.5	237.5	240.5	239.2	240.8	241.5	239.4	239.1	240.1	242.5	240.1	240.9	241.0	238.4	241.3	243.6	240.2	241.8	246.0
138	Baffin Bay	244.8	248.2	247.9	244.6	244.5	246.3	247.4	247.4	248.8	250.4	248.6	247.0	244.2	245.0	245.2	243.7	245.1	247.2	250.8	250.5	251.6	248.6	245.2	243.7	251.9	250.7	245.9	245.2	249.0	248.1	245.5
139	South Greenland	248.9	252.2	252.2	248.0	248.0	248.7	252.1	251.8	254.8	253.3	252.2	251.2	249.7	248.8	251.4	249.9	251.2	254.4	253.6	255.0	255.4	255.6	248.3	257.9	259.1	256.4	252.9	258.6	259.2	254.6	258.4
140	Greenland Sea	253.1	253.7	247.2	244.2	242.1	241.4	245.0	247.9	250.0	251.3	250.3	249.7	246.5	247.8	250.4	250.5	247.3	247.3	251.2	252.1	256.9	258.1	258.8	251.0	258.3	257.7	251.0	246.6	251.9	250.8	246.1
142	Norwegian Sea	272.6	273.0	270.9	272.5	272.3	272.7	272.6	274.6	275.0	274.3	274.6	274.1	273.7	273.6	274.7	275.3	275.0	275.5	275.2	274.5	273.1	268.4	267.2	266.8	268.1	268.0	268.8	269.2	269.0	268.3	270.4
144	Barents Sea	264.5	265.9	265.9	265.8	265.9	265.2	263.6	264.6	265.1	263.9	262.7	262.6	263.5	263.4	266.9	268.1	269.2	270.9	270.6	268.3	264.7	263.6	264.1	266.9	269.9	269.1	265.9	266.5	266.1	265.4	263.9
146	Kara Sea	258.2	257.2	257.3	256.5	255.8	258.0	259.8	260.9	260.5	259.5	258.6	258.7	259.6	257.9	255.8	254.2	254.2	254.8	256.0	257.3	258.8	259.8	259.8	259.7	259.9	258.9	257.7	255.5	255.0	255.9	255.4
148	Laptev Sea	246.4	246.2	246.6	245.7	244.9	244.5	246.0	248.0	247.7	247.4	251.7	254.9	255.6	257.3	256.7	253.1	248.4	245.9	245.3	244.7	244.6	244.8	245.2	247.2	249.2	250.6	249.5	248.6	248.5	249.2	248.8
150	East Siberian Sea	246.0	251.8	256.0	254.9	250.7	255.2	262.2	262.7	254.4	248.1	251.3	255.7	255.8	252.7	248.6	245.3	242.9	242.0	240.1	240.5	242.9	244.3	244.7	242.4	241.9	242.4	242.7	241.0	239.6	239.3	239.9
152	Gulf of Alaska	261.4	259.0	258.6	263.7	265.9	263.6	260.3	256.6	254.5	253.7	254.8	256.8	255.8	259.9	262.2	264.3	266.4	264.4	267.6	265.5	261.3	262.5	266.2	269.1	269.1	269.9	270.6	274.7	274.0	272.3	269.9
154	Southeast Bering Sea	257.3	259.3	261.5	265.8	268.1	266.7	263.0	256.8	253.7	250.8	249.0	246.3	247.1	255.4	265.3	267.3	265.6	251.4	248.6	244.0	248.0	252.4	254.6	257.9	259.7	259.7	261.7	266.3	265.6	261.4	256.5