1989 12 - 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 254.8 253.8 254.5 255.7 255.3 254.8 254.5 253.5 251.9 251.5 251.5 251.8 251.4 251.2 250.5 250.0 250.0 250.1 250.4 249.8 249.4 250.0 251.2 251.8 251.5 251.1 250.4 250.2 250.8 251.0 250.9 34 Hudson Bay 256.2 254.7 256.7 260.2 258.3 252.7 250.3 251.5 250.8 248.1 245.5 246.5 246.7 248.3 253.0 252.7 249.2 245.7 244.5 243.6 243.9 246.4 254.3 257.6 253.6 250.5 252.4 250.6 251.8 258.4 257.6 36 Hudson Strait 252.7 247.6 243.4 245.1 257.6 261.2 256.6 251.7 246.6 250.7 255.4 257.8 261.7 263.6 265.1 263.1 260.9 261.9 262.3 259.6 256.4 250.6 246.0 250.5 243.6 240.5 237.2 236.4 240.9 246.1 251.0 98 Bering Strait 256.0 259.9 262.1 262.5 262.6 261.4 261.5 260.0 257.1 258.6 263.8 264.2 264.3 263.9 262.7 263.1 260.4 257.9 254.8 250.1 250.0 253.4 253.5 254.5 256.1 256.7 254.6 256.3 256.5 250.1 245.7 128 Arctic subocean 240.9 239.3 239.9 239.4 238.5 238.0 241.2 241.8 244.3 245.5 242.5 244.3 245.4 242.5 241.3 240.4 241.5 242.5 243.6 242.8 239.1 235.2 233.7 234.4 235.8 242.4 242.8 244.7 243.5 247.9 247.3 130 Chukchi Sea 252.1 254.7 255.1 258.5 259.6 258.7 259.0 259.6 257.4 258.3 259.0 258.3 260.1 259.7 261.0 266.9 263.3 259.7 255.5 252.6 250.3 247.9 245.8 249.3 251.5 252.4 248.1 248.3 245.0 241.2 237.5 132 Beaufort Sea 256.6 258.2 264.0 260.6 255.9 253.6 251.3 249.7 248.2 246.9 254.4 257.3 258.4 262.3 258.5 253.8 250.3 245.2 241.5 239.6 241.0 250.4 256.5 255.7 255.7 260.8 259.7 259.4 263.3 260.4 257.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 239.6 242.3 242.1 241.2 238.8 239.2 241.0 242.7 241.3 241.3 240.9 243.5 243.4 244.9 242.2 241.0 241.1 241.9 242.9 244.6 243.6 240.9 238.0 236.2 239.9 240.4 240.8 243.7 243.8 243.5 242.8 136 Foxe Basin 244.4 241.7 240.3 240.8 240.7 248.6 252.7 253.5 251.9 253.2 259.1 259.1 257.8 254.4 252.3 250.9 253.8 255.2 253.2 248.9 246.8 243.8 241.9 244.1 241.2 238.7 236.3 236.2 237.3 236.8 238.7 138 Baffin Bay 241.8 240.2 239.4 241.8 245.0 246.6 252.0 253.3 253.3 250.8 251.2 251.7 253.5 250.4 246.8 244.1 240.1 239.0 238.3 237.5 236.5 234.9 234.2 234.1 236.4 242.0 238.0 237.2 243.0 244.6 245.2 139 South Greenland 257.7 254.8 252.9 261.1 261.3 263.7 263.1 261.9 261.3 261.6 259.3 256.4 254.9 253.9 250.6 249.1 248.2 245.5 242.3 238.1 237.0 237.9 239.3 242.9 245.9 245.2 241.2 240.9 250.1 247.4 255.9 140 Greenland Sea 245.2 242.6 241.6 244.3 246.9 246.4 249.7 248.8 248.3 251.7 248.2 247.7 248.0 246.3 241.8 241.0 239.3 236.9 235.3 234.6 233.2 231.3 230.8 231.7 239.6 245.9 246.2 243.6 244.1 246.5 247.5 142 Norwegian Sea 274.9 276.4 274.4 269.1 269.5 270.0 268.1 267.0 265.2 268.0 264.0 262.7 258.2 255.7 259.6 262.5 262.6 265.5 268.1 269.6 269.2 268.6 268.0 268.2 274.1 276.4 273.4 271.5 272.1 269.7 270.2 144 Barents Sea 264.4 265.8 267.9 262.7 258.0 256.3 256.3 255.9 255.9 253.8 248.7 246.2 250.1 257.5 259.5 257.6 256.8 257.4 258.6 265.1 268.7 266.4 264.6 259.5 260.2 261.7 267.3 266.1 268.3 269.1 266.8 146 Kara Sea 258.0 257.4 257.9 260.5 261.8 262.6 262.4 258.8 256.0 255.7 255.5 255.6 253.3 249.9 250.4 253.0 257.4 258.7 259.8 258.1 255.9 257.7 259.3 259.5 257.5 255.1 253.1 252.6 251.3 251.2 252.9 148 Laptev Sea 254.1 246.9 244.5 245.1 244.8 244.7 244.9 246.2 244.6 243.5 242.5 243.5 244.1 244.1 239.8 235.8 234.6 240.3 246.9 248.9 250.2 246.0 243.6 244.4 245.3 244.7 243.4 243.0 241.8 242.1 240.9 150 East Siberian Sea 243.7 246.4 248.3 248.3 248.6 248.7 248.6 248.4 247.9 248.3 247.3 244.1 240.5 237.9 236.9 239.8 244.5 245.5 243.5 245.8 243.8 240.9 240.0 239.8 241.2 240.3 241.3 243.6 243.6 241.5 239.5 152 Gulf of Alaska 267.5 270.3 272.7 272.4 271.6 270.6 268.4 265.8 264.6 268.3 271.9 272.8 273.6 272.3 269.2 269.9 267.3 267.9 264.9 259.3 263.2 269.7 271.0 271.6 271.7 268.6 266.1 270.3 266.9 260.9 258.8 154 Southeast Bering Sea 259.0 265.7 268.6 269.3 266.5 267.3 270.9 267.3 266.5 272.8 274.1 274.9 273.8 273.3 275.1 273.2 270.5 268.0 264.7 262.8 264.2 261.4 254.8 252.0 254.1 254.7 262.4 263.8 256.6 250.5 251.1