1962 11 - 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 264.4 263.9 264.1 262.9 260.5 259.4 259.9 259.5 257.9 257.5 257.7 257.1 257.0 257.0 256.6 255.8 255.4 256.4 258.0 258.6 257.6 256.3 255.8 256.9 258.3 258.4 258.7 259.0 258.9 258.6 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 271.4 268.9 269.4 267.7 268.5 269.6 270.7 272.8 273.1 269.1 270.5 269.9 268.9 266.7 264.9 261.3 261.7 259.8 264.6 270.5 268.5 265.1 264.3 266.4 271.6 272.3 271.8 269.3 268.2 269.4 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 268.1 268.1 267.0 265.2 263.8 265.0 266.2 264.1 267.9 270.7 268.7 263.2 265.6 264.7 263.7 264.4 264.8 263.4 261.8 261.3 267.8 269.7 268.0 265.3 263.6 268.7 270.8 269.0 268.2 268.5 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 268.8 267.5 270.0 270.1 267.3 263.2 262.6 261.1 260.7 259.4 261.0 260.7 260.6 259.5 260.0 260.0 259.7 262.7 262.0 260.7 259.0 255.9 251.9 251.4 251.3 249.5 248.9 251.0 250.2 248.5 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 241.3 245.6 244.6 243.4 243.3 242.3 248.3 247.7 246.9 247.0 246.4 249.4 248.9 244.4 244.5 248.8 252.0 251.4 256.9 255.1 249.5 247.2 246.4 247.3 250.6 251.2 251.1 252.2 244.4 243.7 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 265.4 265.9 265.5 265.4 263.3 260.4 259.3 257.7 256.4 256.1 258.2 257.7 258.3 259.2 260.2 261.1 260.2 258.3 255.1 254.0 252.1 248.9 249.1 251.3 252.6 251.9 252.5 248.3 245.5 250.3 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 269.8 269.8 269.0 270.3 269.3 266.8 269.2 268.0 263.0 261.7 261.9 259.6 257.0 254.9 254.6 253.8 252.1 256.4 263.2 261.8 259.3 259.9 257.0 260.6 261.8 259.9 255.7 257.0 258.7 258.7 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 253.7 250.9 254.2 252.3 245.0 242.5 244.3 244.0 244.6 248.9 251.2 249.8 247.8 249.9 249.2 249.1 249.9 249.6 246.4 243.4 242.5 241.1 243.7 244.8 243.3 243.1 245.2 246.5 248.8 253.4 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 261.0 257.5 256.7 252.4 249.7 248.2 247.2 245.9 250.6 256.1 257.6 260.9 264.3 263.9 262.8 261.3 255.5 249.4 247.6 247.8 253.3 255.2 252.6 248.8 250.6 259.2 256.1 244.3 246.4 248.9 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 248.4 247.9 248.9 248.0 247.9 251.1 254.1 250.4 246.0 244.3 243.6 244.3 247.1 248.3 246.3 248.5 250.9 260.3 261.7 257.1 251.7 247.9 250.9 256.3 253.1 248.4 255.1 251.8 246.2 243.0 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 253.2 254.0 255.6 254.9 254.1 261.2 260.7 258.3 255.4 256.7 257.1 253.5 250.0 251.1 253.4 253.7 257.6 265.1 266.2 263.7 256.3 253.2 257.0 260.5 259.0 253.2 253.3 251.9 250.5 247.2 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 240.9 240.3 245.2 246.3 245.3 248.0 254.1 254.3 253.1 247.9 247.2 243.4 244.7 245.1 244.0 248.6 248.6 256.8 266.1 262.6 253.5 248.6 247.1 251.5 255.4 253.3 252.6 254.1 247.9 242.1 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 275.3 275.0 274.3 275.8 276.4 275.7 275.3 275.0 275.0 275.1 274.9 273.5 274.4 275.2 273.1 270.3 269.6 267.8 268.9 267.1 267.5 268.9 269.5 273.3 276.0 276.2 274.5 272.5 270.7 270.6 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 274.2 275.2 273.6 273.6 274.4 275.1 272.3 267.6 266.3 268.8 270.4 272.1 270.7 268.7 269.1 268.8 269.0 270.6 267.5 266.8 269.3 271.9 271.8 272.2 271.1 271.8 271.9 270.7 268.4 266.1 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 268.2 268.9 269.4 266.0 260.5 258.2 259.9 260.8 258.7 258.8 257.9 256.7 257.9 261.0 260.4 258.5 256.9 256.4 257.0 257.1 255.8 254.6 254.8 256.2 258.6 260.8 263.1 264.7 265.0 265.0 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 259.1 258.1 256.0 255.9 254.5 250.9 248.3 247.3 245.6 244.9 245.1 246.4 246.2 244.3 244.6 244.6 243.3 243.2 244.6 247.7 251.0 252.0 251.0 250.1 250.1 249.5 248.3 249.6 252.1 253.0 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 254.6 252.5 252.9 252.1 250.9 249.6 249.2 248.1 246.8 246.4 248.1 248.5 250.1 247.3 247.1 248.1 249.2 250.7 253.4 256.2 254.9 250.6 247.3 246.6 249.7 250.6 250.2 251.1 250.8 247.2 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 276.7 277.8 278.3 276.4 274.8 272.1 273.0 272.6 272.2 269.6 267.5 269.8 271.2 270.8 268.5 267.6 271.5 274.1 273.0 270.9 269.5 267.1 266.0 264.5 261.9 261.7 263.2 266.8 266.2 262.1 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 274.1 276.3 277.5 277.7 275.8 272.7 268.0 267.5 267.7 265.9 263.6 262.0 268.4 273.0 272.9 272.7 273.5 273.2 269.8 270.0 267.6 266.4 267.0 262.5 255.2 251.5 258.2 265.2 264.1 256.7 -9999.0