1981 08 - daily  - mean of ECMWF ERA-40 daily air temperature at 2m (k); A.P.Barrett, CU
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	285.1	285.4	285.4	285.1	285.2	285.8	286.0	285.9	285.5	285.7	285.2	284.4	283.8	284.3	284.4	284.2	284.4	284.3	284.3	284.5	284.5	284.4	284.3	284.1	283.6	283.1	282.6	281.9	280.9	280.3	280.3
34	Hudson Bay	289.1	288.9	289.3	289.9	290.6	291.1	291.3	290.4	289.7	291.1	291.5	288.9	287.6	287.7	287.9	288.3	289.0	289.7	289.4	290.9	291.3	291.5	289.9	289.1	289.1	289.4	289.3	290.0	289.1	286.7	285.4
36	Hudson Strait	285.4	285.0	284.4	284.2	284.9	287.5	288.8	287.1	286.7	287.2	288.8	288.6	284.1	281.0	280.7	280.7	282.4	282.5	282.9	285.1	283.4	284.9	282.8	280.2	281.9	280.3	279.7	280.3	283.6	285.0	281.5
98	Bering Strait	284.4	284.1	283.4	283.7	285.7	286.5	286.5	286.8	285.4	284.3	284.1	283.8	282.2	280.4	280.1	279.7	278.3	280.2	281.3	281.5	281.6	281.2	281.3	282.8	284.4	285.6	286.0	284.7	281.7	281.0	280.1
128	Arctic subocean	274.9	274.8	274.3	273.5	273.7	274.0	273.1	272.6	272.4	271.2	270.8	271.5	271.7	271.4	271.1	270.9	271.5	273.0	272.8	273.0	272.9	272.0	271.9	271.7	269.9	268.9	268.8	267.0	269.2	267.7	266.4
130	Chukchi Sea	278.9	279.6	282.6	284.9	285.4	283.3	281.7	280.5	280.5	280.8	280.6	281.3	277.9	276.5	276.6	276.9	276.4	277.9	277.9	276.2	277.8	278.9	279.9	281.6	281.4	279.4	280.6	280.6	279.5	278.6	277.2
132	Beaufort Sea	287.0	287.5	287.0	286.1	287.7	289.8	290.2	291.0	292.3	291.6	289.0	287.8	286.6	288.4	288.2	287.3	286.9	285.5	286.3	287.9	287.1	287.6	287.3	287.9	289.3	290.1	289.4	284.0	278.4	277.3	278.1
134	Arctic Archipelago	280.5	281.6	282.9	283.0	281.5	281.3	282.4	282.3	281.6	280.6	278.1	278.4	278.1	279.8	281.9	280.6	281.1	278.6	278.3	279.8	280.7	280.5	281.9	279.8	279.0	279.6	276.1	273.7	272.6	273.1	274.1
136	Foxe Basin	279.3	280.1	280.9	282.1	281.8	280.8	279.8	281.5	282.5	281.2	280.7	279.3	277.6	277.0	277.3	280.0	279.6	279.6	278.4	277.1	277.6	278.0	279.7	279.3	277.8	277.2	276.5	273.5	272.3	271.5	273.7
138	Baffin Bay	273.1	272.5	271.3	270.4	269.4	269.0	269.2	269.9	269.6	268.4	268.7	269.6	270.7	271.4	269.5	269.3	269.9	270.4	270.6	270.1	270.1	268.3	267.7	268.2	267.6	266.8	268.0	266.3	266.3	265.7	264.8
139	South Greenland	273.8	273.1	273.1	272.4	271.6	270.7	270.5	271.0	270.3	270.3	269.4	270.0	270.6	271.5	272.1	272.2	272.6	270.9	270.8	270.4	269.6	269.1	269.9	270.1	269.1	269.5	270.1	270.3	267.8	268.4	269.1
140	Greenland Sea	271.8	270.8	269.9	269.4	268.4	268.2	267.2	266.3	265.6	266.1	265.1	266.4	266.4	268.2	268.6	266.6	266.0	266.0	264.9	264.3	264.5	263.3	262.6	263.2	263.9	263.2	263.4	266.1	263.8	261.2	262.6
142	Norwegian Sea	283.3	282.7	282.8	284.5	285.1	284.3	283.7	284.6	285.7	284.9	284.9	285.8	286.4	285.5	283.5	282.5	282.0	281.5	282.1	281.9	282.3	282.8	282.4	281.6	281.9	280.4	280.5	281.0	280.3	280.9	281.9
144	Barents Sea	292.8	292.4	292.3	290.6	289.0	288.9	288.6	286.5	283.9	283.0	283.9	285.0	284.5	284.9	284.6	285.4	286.8	287.1	286.6	286.7	286.2	286.8	288.0	286.5	286.6	286.5	286.4	285.5	285.0	285.7	285.7
146	Kara Sea	288.9	289.9	290.1	289.8	289.6	290.1	289.5	289.2	289.0	289.5	289.2	288.6	288.8	289.3	289.7	290.0	289.2	288.3	288.1	288.5	288.7	288.4	287.7	287.3	285.8	284.9	284.3	284.0	283.8	283.5	284.1
148	Laptev Sea	282.4	282.9	283.5	281.9	281.6	282.7	284.4	286.0	286.7	287.2	286.1	285.0	284.9	285.7	285.9	285.9	286.6	286.9	285.7	284.2	284.0	284.5	285.2	284.7	283.1	281.0	279.6	279.8	280.1	280.8	280.8
150	East Siberian Sea	284.1	284.8	282.5	283.9	284.1	285.9	287.4	285.1	282.8	283.9	284.8	280.8	278.8	278.8	277.7	276.2	277.6	280.9	284.0	284.9	284.0	282.5	283.1	285.0	284.7	283.7	284.3	282.8	281.2	279.6	279.3
152	Gulf of Alaska	284.1	282.5	282.3	282.7	283.9	283.3	283.6	284.7	283.7	283.8	283.0	282.2	281.4	281.2	280.7	279.6	279.1	280.6	281.4	280.9	280.7	280.6	280.5	281.5	283.8	285.9	284.8	284.7	285.2	283.7	282.2
154	Southeast Bering Sea	285.2	283.6	285.0	287.3	288.5	287.3	286.9	287.6	285.8	285.2	284.5	283.0	282.8	281.5	280.8	279.7	281.3	283.0	283.2	281.8	280.0	281.9	284.5	284.9	285.8	288.1	289.8	288.1	288.0	286.7	286.2