1983 12 - daily - mean of NNR daily air temperature at 2 meters (K); S.-H. Wang, OSU 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 255.3 254.4 254.1 253.7 253.2 252.5 252.0 250.6 250.2 249.7 249.9 250.6 251.0 250.8 250.8 251.7 251.6 250.6 250.0 249.6 250.0 250.7 251.1 253.5 254.3 254.5 253.4 252.6 251.8 250.4 250.3 34 Hudson Bay 257.3 254.7 254.9 254.8 252.0 250.9 251.5 250.5 248.1 246.2 250.1 253.2 254.6 252.7 247.6 245.0 244.5 243.6 242.8 244.0 243.7 245.4 245.0 249.0 255.3 256.7 254.1 252.0 252.3 253.5 251.6 36 Hudson Strait 250.5 256.9 255.4 254.9 259.1 250.9 250.3 260.0 256.7 251.9 248.6 248.8 253.2 254.6 253.5 243.4 241.2 242.4 241.5 240.5 240.5 239.9 249.0 252.9 251.0 249.3 251.8 249.6 248.2 244.9 242.8 98 Bering Strait 265.9 262.4 259.6 258.0 259.7 256.7 252.5 252.5 249.6 247.8 248.7 248.9 248.4 249.2 248.6 250.6 256.6 262.6 260.9 260.9 261.4 262.5 261.9 262.4 259.7 258.7 255.2 255.6 253.7 251.3 249.4 128 Arctic subocean 240.9 245.1 241.5 240.3 239.5 240.9 241.0 239.3 238.8 243.1 241.2 240.4 237.3 237.6 239.0 238.1 238.8 239.1 238.8 241.9 254.7 247.6 251.3 249.6 236.3 231.9 232.3 236.2 239.4 234.5 234.7 130 Chukchi Sea 263.1 261.0 256.0 256.3 259.7 266.7 265.0 260.0 254.8 253.5 251.0 252.5 250.9 248.3 250.2 254.5 262.8 263.3 267.8 269.9 270.5 271.5 267.5 265.4 264.5 261.1 258.4 257.1 250.6 244.4 236.4 132 Beaufort Sea 255.7 255.6 251.6 249.7 254.0 252.0 246.6 243.5 242.1 243.8 246.5 247.4 244.9 241.5 243.6 244.1 245.7 248.6 251.6 249.8 249.3 251.9 252.4 258.7 260.9 257.9 255.7 255.6 255.9 250.5 253.4 134 Arctic Archipelago 244.0 241.0 239.7 241.3 243.3 245.3 245.8 243.7 243.1 241.8 240.6 236.9 237.1 239.3 241.8 243.6 244.0 241.5 238.3 239.6 242.5 247.8 255.8 263.6 254.6 246.9 243.6 243.3 242.5 235.9 239.8 136 Foxe Basin 241.6 246.7 250.2 248.5 250.0 249.8 245.8 241.4 244.0 243.4 238.6 240.8 243.6 244.4 243.4 237.9 238.5 234.3 236.7 242.1 242.8 240.3 242.1 245.5 248.3 243.8 240.6 241.0 236.2 233.6 234.6 138 Baffin Bay 247.1 244.5 241.6 240.4 239.1 240.9 245.1 239.5 245.3 248.5 245.1 242.5 240.6 238.2 238.1 244.1 240.9 237.6 236.5 240.2 245.3 243.1 239.9 241.0 239.5 242.5 243.1 238.7 235.5 234.0 237.6 139 South Greenland 252.7 246.1 248.6 245.9 245.2 247.4 245.1 246.9 254.8 249.1 244.9 244.6 242.5 242.1 244.0 249.0 248.6 246.7 247.0 249.8 249.2 244.0 240.4 242.9 247.6 252.1 244.7 241.2 238.2 243.7 240.6 140 Greenland Sea 248.6 251.1 247.1 244.4 239.3 239.3 241.3 239.7 243.7 244.8 241.1 239.9 239.7 239.5 237.6 240.9 244.1 241.6 240.1 239.9 244.3 243.5 235.8 236.0 235.0 236.6 240.8 239.0 236.4 235.0 239.6 142 Norwegian Sea 270.4 275.0 275.3 272.5 268.4 268.7 269.4 268.4 262.3 265.4 266.4 267.1 268.9 274.0 273.3 271.9 265.3 262.6 263.3 263.7 264.7 266.9 267.9 266.8 265.3 269.1 272.5 270.9 270.9 270.3 270.0 144 Barents Sea 259.7 259.3 261.9 260.2 257.1 258.3 260.2 258.9 261.6 263.3 262.8 264.1 262.1 261.8 266.2 264.6 263.8 262.9 261.6 259.1 261.6 264.0 267.5 269.2 267.6 264.1 261.1 262.4 261.6 256.8 255.9 146 Kara Sea 260.6 261.6 260.2 257.1 256.3 257.3 258.8 258.2 257.9 257.7 258.2 260.0 261.8 262.0 260.2 259.6 257.1 254.1 253.3 253.9 253.6 254.8 256.2 258.6 260.1 260.4 259.8 257.9 257.8 258.2 258.3 148 Laptev Sea 247.4 245.4 248.2 255.0 254.3 249.6 246.9 244.5 242.2 242.1 240.2 240.5 242.1 242.9 246.9 252.5 252.6 250.6 248.0 244.2 243.2 243.1 242.6 241.3 241.6 245.9 249.5 251.9 249.4 248.0 246.2 150 East Siberian Sea 245.3 246.7 249.1 248.2 246.0 244.8 244.4 242.6 241.6 241.9 242.8 241.5 241.9 242.5 242.5 243.6 247.7 248.5 251.0 245.6 247.7 246.5 244.8 249.3 247.3 247.5 244.3 241.9 243.0 238.9 239.2 152 Gulf of Alaska 271.2 269.1 267.5 265.7 268.8 266.0 264.8 259.9 259.4 262.4 265.2 263.0 262.4 261.6 257.8 260.3 262.7 263.0 264.6 265.5 265.1 263.2 263.1 264.5 266.7 263.7 262.6 262.9 260.0 260.0 266.5 154 Southeast Bering Sea 273.0 268.8 266.7 272.5 273.4 272.9 269.7 267.0 262.2 257.9 259.8 259.5 255.8 253.2 262.3 269.2 272.6 271.6 271.9 273.7 273.8 272.6 269.1 264.8 267.5 266.4 262.8 267.2 267.5 266.2 262.4