1961 11 - daily - mean of NCEP Daily Minimum 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 265.0 264.9 264.2 264.5 264.8 264.4 264.6 264.7 265.1 264.8 265.3 265.7 266.3 266.7 267.1 267.2 266.5 267.2 267.9 268.4 268.5 268.3 268.9 268.8 269.1 268.9 268.6 269.2 269.2 269.4 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 275.5 276.5 277.0 277.3 277.5 278.3 278.2 278.3 277.4 277.5 278.3 278.0 277.4 277.7 278.0 278.3 278.4 278.3 278.0 278.1 278.4 277.8 277.3 277.8 278.4 278.3 278.1 278.6 278.9 278.7 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 274.8 274.2 273.1 273.6 274.3 275.3 274.8 274.5 275.6 273.8 274.4 275.3 276.8 276.7 275.9 277.5 276.7 278.0 276.8 276.5 276.2 275.5 274.9 275.9 275.6 276.6 277.3 276.3 277.0 277.2 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 267.7 264.0 264.9 265.7 262.2 260.7 261.9 266.6 268.2 263.2 264.5 265.8 267.3 268.7 269.5 269.5 268.4 268.5 268.6 269.7 270.2 269.2 268.9 269.3 269.7 268.8 269.4 268.5 267.5 269.3 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 249.9 246.9 247.2 247.1 246.8 244.4 246.3 244.7 242.1 245.8 247.8 252.7 258.1 255.1 253.6 252.0 251.9 250.1 250.8 253.5 257.6 260.2 260.2 258.3 259.3 259.8 258.9 255.4 254.9 254.4 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 257.1 247.9 254.4 252.4 251.4 249.4 255.4 261.7 254.3 259.3 261.1 267.6 262.9 263.8 265.0 263.7 261.2 261.7 266.1 267.6 264.5 264.4 266.4 266.4 264.0 266.6 261.9 264.0 268.3 268.8 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 272.7 271.9 268.9 271.3 272.3 269.9 270.7 267.9 270.0 272.8 271.2 269.7 270.4 271.6 272.4 273.5 273.6 273.2 273.0 273.4 273.5 273.2 274.0 272.3 272.9 272.5 272.3 272.9 272.4 272.4 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 258.3 261.8 258.4 256.2 263.6 264.3 261.7 263.7 262.2 264.1 261.9 263.9 265.0 263.3 263.9 263.5 265.0 265.8 266.5 266.8 267.3 267.5 267.8 268.5 268.0 267.2 267.7 268.6 268.8 268.0 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 267.8 264.3 262.0 263.0 266.2 265.7 269.8 267.9 271.6 267.8 266.9 260.1 263.9 264.0 265.1 269.9 271.9 271.6 269.2 270.8 268.2 266.0 266.6 267.1 266.1 267.2 270.8 272.5 271.6 272.2 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 257.0 255.3 252.9 252.5 248.7 247.2 248.0 252.0 249.3 251.4 251.7 251.5 259.2 261.6 260.5 261.1 257.3 259.1 260.7 262.5 261.7 263.2 264.6 263.9 261.8 264.5 263.6 264.9 265.0 265.9 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 259.6 257.4 254.5 254.4 254.8 251.7 253.4 258.2 258.8 260.1 266.9 264.2 262.4 261.2 261.8 263.2 260.1 261.1 263.4 265.9 266.8 265.7 266.0 267.8 267.9 268.5 266.9 264.9 264.8 266.3 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 254.5 253.9 252.2 255.6 253.9 251.9 250.2 247.2 249.6 248.6 254.1 262.4 262.9 261.5 261.6 258.8 255.7 253.9 253.9 253.4 260.8 264.6 262.1 261.0 263.1 262.7 259.8 257.7 259.8 260.7 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 256.4 256.2 257.3 257.6 258.5 257.2 255.4 261.5 264.7 261.0 260.4 262.2 262.9 265.1 269.5 269.1 264.0 259.3 258.2 261.2 262.5 265.2 261.7 259.5 263.9 267.5 267.2 266.4 267.8 266.2 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 251.9 252.9 256.4 259.7 262.1 262.6 259.8 257.5 255.6 254.5 256.0 257.5 256.8 256.1 256.9 261.7 261.1 261.4 260.3 261.8 266.4 266.2 263.0 262.6 262.9 260.2 261.4 264.1 265.8 266.4 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 268.3 267.2 266.9 267.0 266.7 266.9 267.9 267.6 269.0 268.2 266.8 266.9 268.0 268.8 267.9 267.3 266.7 267.0 268.3 268.4 268.6 268.1 270.2 270.6 270.1 269.6 268.9 269.7 269.3 269.1 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 258.8 260.9 259.4 258.4 258.9 258.2 258.0 256.4 256.5 256.9 258.4 258.4 257.3 258.2 260.1 259.5 259.8 263.0 263.0 263.7 261.5 262.5 263.2 262.6 264.6 264.2 263.9 265.7 264.8 265.4 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 253.8 257.4 254.5 254.9 255.5 256.4 257.5 256.9 258.1 254.8 256.8 259.7 262.6 263.1 264.3 263.3 259.2 261.5 266.6 266.8 262.4 261.7 262.1 262.2 261.7 263.0 263.6 264.5 264.6 264.1 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 273.8 273.0 272.7 272.8 272.7 272.2 269.5 270.6 272.4 269.4 269.9 272.3 273.4 273.3 273.0 273.4 273.1 273.0 272.7 272.8 273.0 273.0 272.0 272.1 272.6 272.8 272.1 271.2 270.9 271.9 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 273.3 272.1 273.6 272.6 271.7 269.2 269.8 274.3 272.1 271.4 273.4 273.9 274.0 273.4 273.5 273.8 273.8 273.7 272.9 273.3 273.2 272.2 272.5 272.9 273.9 272.7 271.1 271.0 272.7 272.8 -9999.0