1968 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 264.1 263.6 262.7 261.3 259.7 259.1 260.1 261.0 260.4 259.8 258.8 258.0 257.8 258.2 258.2 257.2 256.3 255.3 255.6 255.7 255.1 253.6 252.9 252.8 252.9 252.9 253.2 252.9 252.3 251.3 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 275.6 273.2 271.2 269.5 267.5 267.1 267.7 267.9 267.3 267.7 266.7 266.7 268.9 269.6 268.3 266.5 265.2 263.7 264.2 266.9 268.3 265.6 266.0 264.7 262.3 261.0 260.9 259.9 265.9 270.3 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 272.4 271.8 271.2 271.7 270.8 268.8 267.7 266.7 265.1 264.3 264.7 263.1 264.0 265.5 265.8 265.6 264.3 263.3 263.1 266.6 266.5 262.2 260.1 260.3 261.4 262.3 261.0 261.8 260.3 263.3 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 265.7 267.7 266.7 265.0 263.5 265.2 264.0 264.1 264.3 261.8 259.8 259.7 256.4 254.1 255.4 258.0 259.4 258.1 259.6 259.4 257.5 254.2 249.8 254.1 257.6 258.7 257.7 256.2 253.4 250.6 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 252.3 254.8 253.6 254.1 251.2 247.2 245.2 243.5 241.0 242.0 245.5 247.3 245.9 241.0 239.2 237.1 236.2 234.3 237.6 237.5 235.7 238.4 241.9 242.2 242.3 242.8 241.6 241.8 247.9 250.7 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 268.3 265.4 261.2 260.1 261.2 257.2 252.8 256.6 257.9 257.9 258.4 255.7 251.7 250.9 252.3 252.9 258.6 260.0 257.5 256.6 253.9 251.2 249.3 253.7 256.5 256.6 253.4 249.1 243.6 242.7 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 266.2 265.1 266.8 267.3 265.1 264.0 263.2 267.2 268.2 267.6 265.2 263.8 262.5 262.0 260.3 255.5 255.6 258.5 263.3 263.1 261.8 257.1 255.9 255.4 253.8 253.5 254.7 259.7 263.3 261.3 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 257.2 256.7 257.2 256.2 257.6 257.1 253.7 251.8 254.0 259.2 258.8 256.2 254.8 257.3 258.8 257.1 253.2 249.8 246.7 242.7 240.4 240.1 239.7 239.7 240.8 238.7 236.6 238.2 242.4 244.2 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 271.8 272.0 269.8 266.4 263.1 261.0 259.5 257.7 255.1 258.3 267.6 267.6 263.8 255.2 253.9 255.5 257.0 257.2 258.6 257.5 255.8 252.4 247.7 258.7 256.7 253.6 255.2 253.6 249.7 251.8 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 260.4 260.0 261.3 259.9 256.2 251.3 250.6 250.5 249.2 249.6 253.1 251.1 250.5 248.4 244.0 240.4 240.5 239.8 242.3 243.1 246.8 250.1 252.3 250.6 247.5 244.9 250.2 258.1 258.8 255.8 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 259.3 259.2 257.3 256.7 256.4 258.7 258.5 255.4 256.9 259.8 259.4 258.9 258.1 255.1 253.8 254.9 259.8 260.4 258.2 257.1 258.7 260.3 259.1 254.6 252.7 252.7 260.2 263.4 261.1 260.1 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 253.7 252.1 254.2 255.7 252.1 249.4 246.7 245.8 244.3 246.3 246.9 245.6 245.1 244.6 241.7 237.3 238.2 239.5 240.5 241.7 244.5 249.1 252.6 251.3 247.6 245.3 245.1 255.9 258.1 256.1 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 266.6 266.7 266.6 266.8 272.1 271.7 270.7 271.7 272.1 272.9 271.4 270.5 271.7 274.2 274.8 275.4 274.3 273.5 274.0 273.5 273.3 275.8 275.2 274.7 274.9 275.4 275.8 275.2 274.1 273.8 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 267.4 263.3 262.6 264.3 270.3 270.5 266.5 268.7 267.2 265.2 264.6 262.3 264.2 266.2 264.9 260.9 265.4 266.6 262.9 267.8 266.9 259.2 262.9 268.7 266.9 266.1 264.6 261.4 254.3 252.1 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 265.5 266.5 263.7 259.7 256.0 254.9 260.7 263.1 261.7 258.6 257.2 256.2 257.2 259.6 261.8 260.8 255.1 253.5 255.6 255.0 253.5 252.8 250.0 248.9 253.1 256.4 256.7 252.6 248.8 246.3 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 254.0 253.8 255.1 255.1 253.0 253.2 251.8 250.4 252.3 254.8 252.7 251.9 250.3 249.9 249.1 250.3 252.4 249.8 246.2 245.0 244.3 244.4 245.5 245.1 241.4 238.7 238.8 239.8 238.9 236.1 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 257.0 254.3 253.6 252.8 254.0 254.0 259.4 262.5 257.5 249.3 248.6 248.0 245.8 247.7 247.6 246.5 247.1 245.0 245.4 245.4 244.2 243.1 242.2 241.4 242.0 242.9 242.0 241.1 240.7 239.2 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 271.6 274.2 273.6 271.9 273.5 274.4 274.3 274.5 271.4 270.3 269.7 269.8 268.4 264.8 266.2 269.7 269.8 271.7 272.7 272.2 270.0 266.7 268.2 271.4 272.3 271.0 267.3 267.6 265.9 262.3 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 274.2 274.3 274.3 274.3 272.3 270.9 269.1 269.0 262.8 264.3 266.0 270.0 269.1 266.2 271.7 274.5 274.7 273.0 272.0 271.9 271.2 266.8 268.6 273.5 273.7 267.7 264.6 263.5 259.7 258.5 -9999.0