1966 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 257.1 256.6 256.0 255.7 255.0 254.8 253.9 252.9 251.6 251.1 250.8 250.8 251.4 250.9 251.4 252.5 252.3 251.9 252.0 251.4 250.6 250.8 252.1 252.5 253.2 253.2 253.5 253.1 253.1 252.8 253.1 34 Hudson Bay 253.8 254.0 256.7 259.7 261.0 261.0 259.8 257.2 254.8 254.8 256.2 259.1 260.5 261.4 262.4 263.7 261.4 258.9 259.8 259.1 256.4 257.2 259.1 258.2 258.2 257.8 257.4 256.9 257.1 255.8 254.1 36 Hudson Strait 271.3 264.3 256.5 258.6 261.5 258.7 265.5 266.2 258.9 256.9 256.1 257.4 256.5 255.4 253.4 260.6 262.1 257.5 253.0 253.9 254.3 257.8 259.5 259.4 255.2 256.5 257.2 256.0 256.2 255.0 254.6 98 Bering Strait 262.0 257.8 257.0 261.7 259.3 256.2 252.8 248.4 245.3 245.5 247.3 251.0 252.2 252.6 254.5 256.3 258.8 258.0 254.4 251.9 253.0 253.3 254.8 254.8 255.4 261.4 261.6 261.9 260.8 259.8 258.8 128 Arctic subocean 250.9 247.7 239.2 239.8 240.5 242.9 243.7 246.2 245.7 240.9 238.2 237.4 241.1 241.1 240.8 246.4 245.6 245.1 244.3 243.7 245.2 249.3 246.3 244.8 239.9 237.7 237.1 233.5 238.9 240.2 243.0 130 Chukchi Sea 259.6 259.7 267.7 266.6 260.2 256.3 248.8 248.7 246.1 249.6 248.6 247.9 247.2 247.5 247.8 250.2 253.1 252.5 245.9 243.7 241.0 241.9 243.7 244.7 246.8 253.3 253.8 254.3 254.6 253.6 251.6 132 Beaufort Sea 259.1 254.5 253.3 253.0 250.8 249.7 247.2 246.3 246.3 250.5 251.7 251.3 255.9 255.7 259.0 261.5 263.5 263.0 262.1 257.9 256.5 255.7 257.7 259.7 258.7 257.1 260.3 260.4 260.4 259.4 260.4 134 Arctic Archipelago 256.9 250.3 244.5 242.9 243.7 244.3 243.4 243.0 242.7 243.4 244.1 243.2 242.3 241.4 243.7 248.5 250.2 250.6 252.3 250.8 247.6 247.1 248.5 251.5 253.5 250.4 245.8 246.5 241.9 240.4 244.1 136 Foxe Basin 253.6 253.0 247.3 242.8 241.5 237.6 241.0 243.6 241.6 240.0 242.8 245.2 247.0 245.3 244.2 245.5 247.4 249.6 250.4 250.9 251.3 249.0 247.1 250.0 252.6 254.8 251.4 245.2 247.8 249.2 253.0 138 Baffin Bay 242.3 246.1 247.0 244.6 239.2 238.3 237.7 238.0 240.8 240.9 239.9 240.3 243.9 245.5 246.8 248.6 247.7 245.6 244.4 243.8 244.0 244.5 246.1 245.9 242.9 240.5 241.0 238.6 237.5 238.9 241.0 139 South Greenland 246.5 255.7 255.8 248.0 246.1 248.1 245.3 247.6 248.2 247.3 245.7 248.3 250.9 252.1 252.4 251.5 248.5 248.8 249.6 252.8 250.7 250.2 247.4 248.2 247.0 244.1 245.7 242.7 242.4 244.0 248.8 140 Greenland Sea 239.8 240.4 245.3 244.2 244.7 244.9 241.8 240.5 241.3 242.8 242.8 241.7 243.3 243.6 244.9 247.2 246.5 245.5 243.4 241.8 239.4 243.5 245.7 245.9 241.7 235.5 235.6 235.7 238.5 239.7 241.5 142 Norwegian Sea 270.8 271.2 274.0 274.2 273.7 274.8 274.2 273.6 270.1 267.5 268.5 268.9 266.4 264.0 263.4 264.8 269.8 272.3 271.8 271.3 270.8 269.5 269.5 269.1 269.1 269.0 268.3 268.0 271.9 272.5 271.4 144 Barents Sea 266.0 266.9 267.7 266.3 264.1 263.2 260.0 258.4 256.7 257.3 258.2 257.2 254.9 252.1 250.3 253.2 258.7 260.8 258.8 255.2 253.6 254.3 255.9 258.2 264.6 264.8 263.6 261.3 261.3 261.2 265.4 146 Kara Sea 261.4 259.3 257.9 258.4 258.7 259.4 259.9 259.2 256.5 253.6 251.9 249.5 248.9 247.6 247.3 246.8 246.0 246.8 249.5 250.6 250.3 249.0 249.7 250.4 253.0 254.2 254.4 254.8 255.4 255.1 254.2 148 Laptev Sea 251.8 253.6 253.7 251.7 250.6 250.2 249.9 249.2 249.0 249.3 248.6 248.2 248.1 247.2 247.6 248.0 247.1 247.1 246.4 245.1 245.0 245.7 247.9 247.9 246.6 245.4 247.0 247.9 247.8 248.7 249.1 150 East Siberian Sea 256.7 263.0 261.4 256.7 254.5 255.3 254.6 254.4 254.2 251.5 249.9 249.1 247.6 248.2 247.8 247.0 244.7 241.6 240.7 240.3 241.9 245.7 248.4 246.9 247.6 248.3 248.3 245.8 244.4 242.5 241.7 152 Gulf of Alaska 265.6 261.4 256.6 261.2 260.8 258.1 256.1 253.3 257.6 259.3 262.5 267.4 270.2 269.7 270.8 271.3 273.0 271.6 268.4 269.5 268.9 268.4 269.3 266.8 268.5 271.2 271.1 271.8 270.4 271.4 269.2 154 Southeast Bering Sea 266.4 263.7 260.4 263.2 263.1 261.5 258.8 253.3 252.7 251.4 253.3 255.3 261.6 262.7 260.2 265.7 267.1 257.6 255.3 261.2 261.4 258.4 264.0 262.7 271.6 272.5 270.9 272.3 271.7 272.3 271.6