1983 08 - 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 253.9 253.5 254.9 254.7 254.2 254.2 252.9 253.6 253.8 253.2 253.1 255.2 255.9 254.8 254.3 255.6 256.5 256.6 256.8 256.2 254.8 255.2 255.4 256.3 257.5 257.1 258.9 259.3 258.8 257.5 257.2 34 Hudson Bay 276.3 274.6 274.7 275.3 275.4 277.0 277.2 275.9 274.8 273.7 273.4 272.2 274.6 274.9 275.1 276.0 275.7 276.0 276.4 276.9 277.1 276.5 275.5 275.4 275.6 275.7 277.2 278.2 277.9 277.5 276.7 36 Hudson Strait 276.0 276.3 276.4 274.7 273.3 272.7 274.0 275.7 275.5 273.9 271.8 271.3 269.3 271.4 270.5 272.8 274.8 274.6 274.2 274.3 274.9 275.4 274.4 275.8 275.7 275.4 274.4 276.1 276.6 276.1 276.0 98 Bering Strait 254.5 263.3 261.0 258.6 252.1 248.6 245.3 254.4 256.1 260.3 263.6 263.8 255.9 251.2 250.5 249.6 251.6 251.3 246.6 245.1 243.4 241.3 246.7 240.8 244.5 239.5 246.1 250.5 250.5 243.4 239.6 128 Arctic subocean 232.1 225.2 226.2 230.5 225.7 230.9 225.0 225.1 232.5 235.8 235.6 233.7 232.1 234.3 232.7 233.7 234.8 236.7 236.6 230.9 230.5 229.2 231.1 222.8 221.5 223.0 224.7 228.0 225.6 228.5 234.5 130 Chukchi Sea 248.6 260.7 244.1 236.7 231.0 225.0 230.3 237.5 242.3 247.5 262.5 249.7 239.2 235.3 233.3 241.2 237.4 236.6 233.6 232.1 224.0 230.1 224.3 223.5 231.2 222.5 230.6 237.0 240.0 224.2 228.7 132 Beaufort Sea 261.9 263.4 268.6 267.7 268.3 267.3 264.5 261.7 262.7 261.1 261.2 268.6 266.7 266.3 265.6 261.6 264.0 264.2 265.9 263.1 262.5 260.5 258.1 259.0 259.6 260.4 266.8 268.6 267.2 265.3 261.4 134 Arctic Archipelago 232.9 231.4 234.4 232.4 233.4 246.6 238.7 233.9 232.5 230.2 228.8 227.8 232.3 231.1 233.0 241.7 239.8 244.9 247.1 252.1 245.8 248.4 236.8 237.8 248.2 251.4 252.1 250.1 255.1 254.0 250.4 136 Foxe Basin 248.5 254.5 241.0 241.5 236.5 247.6 255.1 247.3 240.9 248.4 236.4 230.9 232.6 235.7 237.3 239.3 260.2 256.8 259.7 265.1 262.8 266.5 253.2 256.0 260.7 257.7 260.1 265.0 265.0 269.8 267.7 138 Baffin Bay 220.9 219.7 221.1 224.0 225.5 222.7 222.6 223.1 230.9 226.9 230.7 239.8 240.5 233.7 232.5 230.6 226.1 233.1 237.9 232.3 230.5 231.9 234.4 231.6 232.2 226.5 229.1 230.4 229.8 231.2 241.4 139 South Greenland 248.4 241.7 259.0 257.4 251.6 238.5 240.1 254.0 250.0 240.6 245.5 251.5 252.6 251.7 247.2 242.3 241.2 244.2 253.3 247.9 246.3 246.1 244.4 247.1 246.0 252.3 259.7 252.4 246.6 245.9 257.3 140 Greenland Sea 239.8 229.9 235.3 238.6 238.5 231.6 227.3 230.1 243.8 239.7 236.7 242.5 242.5 243.5 250.0 247.1 242.2 241.5 246.6 244.3 238.2 234.9 230.1 230.5 226.7 224.1 231.6 241.3 236.9 235.9 244.4 142 Norwegian Sea 235.1 234.1 241.9 237.9 235.1 240.1 252.3 237.2 235.4 248.0 245.1 240.8 242.3 246.2 246.5 244.2 253.3 258.0 253.7 252.2 249.2 247.1 249.9 245.9 244.9 248.9 247.1 245.3 245.3 247.8 247.8 144 Barents Sea 237.1 234.6 233.1 232.7 238.2 243.8 233.4 238.7 236.0 233.0 237.0 247.3 237.2 231.9 232.8 240.7 244.1 244.0 245.9 255.3 250.6 244.6 244.7 247.7 252.5 250.8 248.9 251.9 255.7 254.2 251.1 146 Kara Sea 257.2 256.6 260.3 259.6 257.0 257.0 257.7 257.5 257.0 257.0 255.0 255.5 259.1 259.3 259.9 264.9 266.2 264.8 263.5 261.5 259.1 259.2 261.4 262.8 263.7 264.2 263.9 264.2 263.0 262.5 261.8 148 Laptev Sea 246.2 247.7 244.0 246.3 250.2 250.2 247.1 244.9 245.8 244.7 244.9 250.3 253.2 250.3 247.4 245.0 246.6 245.4 244.4 244.9 247.1 250.9 254.0 255.6 254.0 254.8 255.4 254.5 253.9 251.8 249.5 150 East Siberian Sea 247.2 241.1 238.7 236.7 235.4 236.1 240.4 241.6 241.8 247.2 244.2 239.9 240.3 242.3 240.7 238.9 238.2 237.8 235.8 233.2 234.6 240.7 240.3 248.0 253.4 244.1 246.8 242.4 239.4 240.6 242.1 152 Gulf of Alaska 263.0 272.5 272.9 272.9 272.2 270.7 263.6 269.4 269.9 272.4 273.9 274.0 272.5 268.8 264.2 265.8 268.4 270.9 268.2 270.0 266.2 264.8 268.0 267.2 260.3 259.9 256.1 258.4 263.4 261.5 257.2 154 Southeast Bering Sea 270.1 273.4 273.3 270.9 270.4 263.0 261.0 271.8 272.6 274.5 274.6 273.4 271.4 268.5 265.4 269.9 268.6 270.8 269.8 269.8 266.6 267.3 269.4 265.3 262.3 260.2 259.1 261.9 271.6 262.3 265.5