1991 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 249.7 248.4 247.6 246.7 247.4 248.1 248.9 248.9 249.8 251.0 251.5 250.6 250.0 249.3 250.2 251.1 250.7 250.5 250.7 250.3 249.9 250.0 250.9 252.3 253.5 254.3 254.2 253.2 252.3 252.9 253.2 34 Hudson Bay 251.4 248.2 248.2 247.2 247.1 248.7 252.1 253.9 253.9 257.0 260.3 259.3 256.4 250.2 248.0 251.8 251.7 252.6 257.3 262.2 263.7 263.9 257.7 256.8 256.4 258.7 262.0 263.9 261.8 262.3 263.7 36 Hudson Strait 263.1 256.4 255.9 251.3 254.6 251.7 249.2 247.6 256.1 249.3 252.0 254.4 256.5 258.7 247.6 245.2 247.1 246.1 249.4 248.7 251.7 255.3 257.5 248.0 246.1 246.1 249.2 251.2 251.8 248.8 256.2 98 Bering Strait 259.7 256.3 254.6 254.7 255.6 255.2 255.5 253.7 253.5 252.9 252.1 250.7 250.3 255.0 257.4 257.3 257.2 252.9 250.9 247.9 246.8 246.4 251.3 255.8 255.2 253.7 255.2 255.3 251.8 252.8 256.9 128 Arctic subocean 244.5 243.8 244.4 243.2 243.0 241.7 242.9 241.3 240.4 238.6 237.2 237.3 238.5 240.2 237.7 235.9 233.9 234.3 233.7 233.2 233.5 234.5 237.3 239.0 238.6 239.6 238.1 237.7 237.1 240.3 240.9 130 Chukchi Sea 258.1 256.9 260.0 259.6 258.6 257.8 257.4 253.6 252.9 249.7 246.6 247.4 249.2 250.4 249.7 252.9 251.0 247.8 244.2 241.4 240.2 240.1 241.5 249.1 252.4 251.8 253.5 255.0 248.6 244.5 245.5 132 Beaufort Sea 250.6 249.1 246.7 244.8 245.4 247.4 247.9 247.0 250.1 252.5 251.0 248.5 247.7 248.6 256.1 257.0 256.4 255.8 256.8 254.1 253.4 252.3 257.7 258.1 261.0 261.7 260.9 261.4 262.9 258.8 260.5 134 Arctic Archipelago 240.4 240.3 240.6 240.8 241.9 240.2 239.1 238.4 237.2 234.9 233.7 234.6 235.2 236.0 240.7 243.8 241.9 243.2 239.8 242.6 241.8 240.9 238.2 238.5 243.1 248.4 246.6 242.3 247.6 250.3 247.5 136 Foxe Basin 248.4 253.6 252.6 253.1 249.7 246.7 243.3 239.9 241.5 239.3 239.4 239.7 236.2 237.0 238.8 239.1 243.5 240.2 243.3 239.0 245.4 251.8 249.8 250.9 250.5 248.4 249.1 247.8 243.8 240.7 243.9 138 Baffin Bay 239.5 240.3 243.1 245.6 247.7 250.3 250.0 245.5 243.8 243.0 243.0 242.8 242.9 238.2 235.6 234.5 234.7 235.4 234.2 231.9 230.2 229.6 231.7 238.0 240.4 243.0 244.6 240.0 238.3 241.5 239.0 139 South Greenland 246.7 252.5 254.5 254.9 263.7 263.4 257.7 251.2 251.5 253.3 254.0 249.6 248.9 247.4 251.7 250.3 247.9 244.3 241.9 238.6 237.2 237.7 243.8 251.6 253.1 254.5 257.0 249.0 246.8 251.9 245.1 140 Greenland Sea 242.6 242.2 245.4 244.6 251.2 255.0 252.3 248.5 245.6 245.1 245.1 242.9 239.7 238.6 237.4 235.6 232.5 234.1 232.5 232.3 229.6 228.3 231.6 236.6 239.3 239.2 242.5 241.1 237.4 240.0 239.4 142 Norwegian Sea 275.0 273.3 273.7 273.0 272.6 273.0 274.1 273.3 273.7 274.0 274.8 274.7 273.6 271.2 270.1 269.5 271.4 273.4 272.5 270.4 269.6 266.7 266.5 264.9 268.9 268.9 270.1 274.9 273.0 270.9 272.3 144 Barents Sea 258.4 259.7 258.4 255.2 253.4 253.9 255.4 255.8 256.8 262.8 262.1 262.0 265.2 265.2 261.5 258.6 258.1 262.2 265.4 267.3 268.4 269.4 267.8 265.9 263.6 261.0 257.2 255.8 261.0 265.1 260.2 146 Kara Sea 249.0 247.6 245.6 245.2 246.2 248.3 250.6 252.3 253.0 253.5 253.5 253.1 253.0 252.9 254.6 257.4 258.3 256.6 254.0 251.9 251.0 251.1 252.1 253.8 255.9 257.1 255.8 255.1 254.5 253.9 254.6 148 Laptev Sea 244.7 242.5 241.4 239.6 238.4 238.0 237.8 238.2 241.5 244.3 244.8 244.0 243.0 242.2 242.6 241.9 241.1 243.6 247.3 247.1 244.1 242.1 243.9 246.9 248.3 249.4 249.0 247.4 244.6 247.2 247.9 150 East Siberian Sea 246.1 244.1 243.9 244.0 242.1 240.7 241.2 242.5 243.0 242.9 245.1 245.6 242.8 240.7 240.9 240.5 238.2 237.6 236.1 237.9 242.2 246.3 247.9 246.0 245.5 244.3 239.0 237.9 236.6 235.7 236.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 269.6 266.5 265.5 263.8 268.1 266.6 268.3 267.1 264.4 263.5 262.7 260.6 262.0 267.1 268.9 268.8 265.6 262.4 261.3 261.4 259.6 264.8 269.7 270.0 268.2 266.4 266.6 267.0 264.6 267.6 270.3 154 Southeast Bering Sea 267.5 266.7 269.2 263.6 263.0 259.4 257.6 258.4 257.8 261.6 265.8 264.2 262.9 272.4 270.6 266.0 260.9 257.3 254.3 252.0 249.0 258.3 266.4 265.9 260.7 256.6 267.7 257.5 253.8 254.2 257.8