1972 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 261.0 259.7 259.4 259.7 259.5 258.3 257.3 257.3 257.3 257.5 257.4 257.3 257.6 257.3 256.7 256.4 256.2 255.5 255.0 255.5 257.0 258.2 259.0 258.0 256.8 255.9 254.8 255.3 255.9 256.2 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 271.5 268.2 268.5 269.0 268.6 266.2 265.0 266.4 267.7 267.5 266.3 264.4 263.4 262.9 264.3 264.9 263.8 262.9 263.2 262.0 262.7 267.1 268.5 266.6 264.5 264.9 262.2 259.4 261.0 261.3 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 269.0 267.3 262.6 259.9 265.4 267.2 262.1 257.3 261.4 262.7 267.0 267.1 266.7 265.5 266.3 267.8 268.2 265.9 263.0 262.1 258.1 258.0 263.0 258.9 252.5 257.1 265.1 263.7 257.9 261.0 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 264.3 265.2 260.6 260.7 260.4 259.8 259.9 259.1 260.8 262.3 261.6 260.7 262.4 262.4 265.0 266.5 265.4 263.0 258.1 259.5 260.1 260.0 257.2 256.5 254.9 254.9 256.5 260.2 260.5 257.5 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 247.8 244.6 243.9 245.0 246.7 243.6 244.7 245.6 245.2 244.6 243.6 246.1 249.5 247.8 246.7 244.9 242.9 239.2 238.6 240.5 240.0 240.5 245.1 250.4 250.9 246.1 244.4 243.7 247.7 247.6 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 265.3 267.9 268.5 266.9 263.2 260.6 260.7 259.9 257.9 259.3 258.7 260.6 261.8 261.8 261.7 261.6 261.2 259.7 254.7 250.7 251.0 250.7 250.9 253.9 255.6 258.5 261.2 265.0 263.8 259.9 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 264.9 264.6 263.6 260.6 258.4 258.7 259.7 259.6 260.7 261.9 262.3 261.9 263.5 263.3 261.4 260.2 261.3 259.8 258.3 259.4 265.1 266.8 265.7 261.9 260.6 258.3 259.4 258.6 259.3 256.2 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 252.5 250.8 251.4 250.6 248.7 253.1 254.5 250.6 249.3 250.8 255.0 257.0 256.0 253.9 254.1 251.2 248.5 247.2 248.9 249.5 247.9 244.8 244.9 246.7 247.3 245.5 243.5 244.4 243.5 243.5 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 262.6 259.5 253.3 248.4 247.7 247.0 249.1 253.6 251.5 253.8 255.9 256.0 257.3 258.4 255.8 251.4 253.1 254.9 256.8 256.4 252.4 249.8 246.2 245.8 242.0 243.8 246.8 248.8 246.9 244.1 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 251.4 248.6 246.5 246.4 244.0 242.4 244.4 244.0 244.5 243.0 242.6 241.6 242.9 243.2 247.0 248.3 248.1 244.9 243.8 246.6 249.7 248.7 255.5 255.6 251.2 247.5 240.8 243.4 244.0 242.4 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 258.0 256.4 253.5 250.5 250.7 251.5 249.8 248.6 247.0 248.7 248.7 247.4 246.2 244.9 247.3 249.2 250.2 250.4 250.2 251.3 251.0 253.6 260.6 258.7 259.5 258.6 250.8 255.5 253.6 248.6 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 253.7 255.3 254.2 251.4 250.0 246.1 244.1 242.2 243.4 248.4 248.0 242.1 238.6 238.0 239.4 241.8 243.1 241.5 239.9 241.2 244.5 245.3 252.6 254.3 253.6 250.8 246.9 245.7 247.7 251.4 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 274.8 274.5 275.6 275.1 275.3 274.5 275.3 275.5 275.0 274.3 272.6 271.1 271.3 271.1 271.2 271.3 273.0 272.0 272.1 271.3 270.4 270.7 271.0 273.1 275.3 276.1 276.7 275.8 274.2 272.4 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 264.3 261.4 260.8 260.8 263.1 264.0 264.5 262.7 260.7 260.9 263.2 265.9 267.2 270.4 270.8 269.6 267.9 267.6 267.2 267.2 266.9 264.9 267.3 268.1 266.8 263.8 262.8 263.6 263.2 260.3 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 262.9 261.0 262.0 264.1 265.0 263.2 261.4 261.9 261.9 261.4 259.9 260.5 261.2 260.2 256.7 256.0 256.5 256.5 257.0 259.9 262.5 263.3 261.5 259.4 259.2 259.7 258.6 260.5 263.9 264.7 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 251.9 251.4 252.0 254.5 253.4 250.4 248.3 248.1 246.5 245.4 246.6 247.6 247.1 247.4 246.5 244.7 244.3 244.8 243.9 242.2 243.8 247.0 251.0 252.7 249.2 245.5 244.9 243.8 241.8 248.3 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 249.1 250.6 251.4 250.6 249.7 246.8 245.5 248.3 249.2 249.7 250.3 248.4 247.3 248.3 248.8 250.4 249.9 248.2 246.4 243.7 243.3 244.1 242.0 239.5 240.6 240.6 240.2 240.2 239.5 238.6 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 270.2 268.6 266.8 265.6 267.8 269.4 269.4 270.8 272.4 272.0 269.5 269.0 269.3 270.2 271.5 272.5 272.8 269.7 270.6 273.7 274.2 273.3 271.4 269.5 270.1 269.5 268.3 272.6 270.8 266.4 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 272.7 268.8 268.6 268.3 265.2 267.7 268.9 268.8 266.5 266.9 265.6 263.2 271.7 272.8 271.8 274.6 274.3 273.6 273.3 272.9 271.4 269.5 266.1 264.5 265.0 265.1 273.3 273.9 271.3 268.1 -9999.0