1968 08 - daily  - mean of daily NCEP sigma-0.995 temperature with 25-km topography correction (K); RIMS mask V1; C. Oelke, NSIDC, May 2003
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	283.8	284.2	284.0	283.8	283.7	284.1	283.9	283.3	283.2	283.8	284.1	284.0	283.8	283.4	283.3	283.0	283.0	283.0	282.9	282.9	282.8	282.3	281.9	281.4	280.8	280.6	280.3	280.5	280.5	280.4	280.2
34	Hudson Bay	286.5	287.7	287.0	287.3	287.4	286.5	285.0	283.7	283.1	282.6	284.3	285.1	284.1	283.2	283.7	284.2	283.9	283.9	285.2	285.1	285.2	285.8	286.2	285.9	284.5	285.4	286.6	287.5	287.8	287.0	285.9
36	Hudson Strait	280.7	280.6	281.9	279.7	278.0	280.9	279.4	276.6	277.5	279.3	278.3	278.4	279.6	280.4	279.9	280.0	280.9	279.4	278.0	279.6	280.8	280.0	279.2	280.6	280.4	280.1	279.8	280.2	282.2	284.2	283.8
98	Bering Strait	284.8	285.1	284.6	284.0	283.9	286.1	286.8	285.6	285.8	286.2	286.7	287.6	287.8	287.5	286.5	285.5	284.3	283.0	283.4	284.3	282.6	282.4	282.0	281.3	281.6	282.4	282.3	281.4	280.4	279.6	279.6
128	Arctic subocean	272.3	272.3	272.1	271.6	271.2	271.4	272.2	272.7	272.9	272.5	271.7	271.5	270.9	270.7	271.2	272.1	272.1	272.5	271.7	271.3	271.1	269.0	267.9	267.1	267.2	268.6	269.0	269.2	269.8	268.4	266.1
130	Chukchi Sea	285.1	284.8	285.5	285.6	284.1	285.3	287.6	287.0	287.9	287.7	286.5	286.3	285.6	284.8	284.3	283.8	282.5	280.8	281.3	281.8	281.3	280.6	280.4	280.9	280.8	280.1	279.5	277.7	277.4	279.0	280.4
132	Beaufort Sea	287.8	285.8	285.2	283.6	280.7	280.4	282.0	283.1	284.5	286.8	288.4	284.7	284.5	284.5	284.5	284.0	285.2	285.0	283.8	283.9	285.1	285.2	285.2	285.4	284.5	284.2	283.0	282.5	282.4	282.3	281.9
134	Arctic Archipelago	276.3	276.1	274.9	274.3	274.4	275.1	276.2	275.9	276.7	277.4	276.0	276.2	276.7	276.4	276.7	277.2	277.0	276.6	276.9	276.9	277.7	278.0	279.3	279.9	280.2	279.8	279.5	277.7	275.5	275.1	274.2
136	Foxe Basin	275.6	276.3	277.4	277.2	277.3	276.6	275.2	274.5	273.7	274.8	275.2	276.2	276.3	276.5	276.4	277.0	275.9	276.0	276.5	276.8	277.0	276.9	277.2	276.3	276.6	276.2	275.5	276.3	276.2	274.6	275.0
138	Baffin Bay	271.4	271.8	271.6	270.7	269.5	269.6	270.6	270.8	270.0	270.5	270.7	270.5	271.0	271.4	271.6	270.6	269.2	269.1	269.0	268.4	266.7	265.2	265.3	265.0	264.9	264.4	263.7	264.8	265.8	265.5	264.6
139	South Greenland	272.4	271.4	270.8	271.7	272.5	272.9	272.3	272.4	272.5	273.8	274.7	274.3	273.6	272.7	271.4	271.4	270.4	269.6	268.5	268.0	267.8	268.0	267.7	267.6	267.2	268.3	267.5	267.0	266.2	266.9	268.7
140	Greenland Sea	269.9	270.0	270.3	269.3	269.0	268.5	269.8	270.6	269.9	269.8	270.4	269.4	269.7	267.4	267.3	267.2	266.5	266.7	266.4	266.6	265.7	263.6	262.8	261.8	260.9	261.5	261.9	260.6	261.9	262.1	262.3
142	Norwegian Sea	282.1	283.1	283.8	283.1	284.4	284.1	282.4	281.7	282.6	282.5	281.0	280.2	280.0	280.3	280.4	282.1	283.1	282.2	281.0	282.0	284.6	285.4	286.1	285.3	283.8	284.3	284.2	283.6	280.9	281.1	283.3
144	Barents Sea	283.7	284.0	284.1	284.5	284.2	284.1	282.3	281.1	280.1	281.2	281.8	282.1	283.9	285.5	285.5	287.6	289.4	289.2	288.9	288.8	288.5	287.4	287.4	287.6	286.4	282.2	281.4	281.8	281.3	283.5	282.2
146	Kara Sea	286.7	287.7	288.3	288.7	288.5	289.2	289.5	288.8	288.6	288.7	287.7	287.6	286.6	286.2	286.5	286.1	286.1	286.5	286.3	286.7	286.8	285.8	284.5	283.4	283.2	282.7	281.7	281.5	281.5	281.6	281.9
148	Laptev Sea	285.7	285.5	285.5	285.2	286.5	286.9	285.6	284.8	284.6	285.2	286.3	287.0	286.6	286.0	284.8	284.5	285.0	284.4	284.2	284.5	284.3	283.2	282.8	281.9	280.8	280.1	281.1	282.0	282.3	281.4	281.8
150	East Siberian Sea	284.3	286.8	285.0	283.1	282.3	283.3	283.1	282.2	283.1	285.5	286.3	286.1	288.1	287.8	288.2	284.1	284.0	287.3	286.8	283.0	281.5	281.6	280.5	279.4	279.5	280.5	279.1	281.4	283.7	283.6	280.9
152	Gulf of Alaska	282.4	282.1	281.7	283.2	285.3	287.6	287.9	286.7	284.7	283.9	284.1	284.1	284.8	284.2	283.0	282.0	282.4	282.7	283.3	283.8	282.2	281.8	281.8	281.2	281.4	281.5	282.0	282.3	281.4	280.3	280.1
154	Southeast Bering Sea	283.7	283.2	283.1	285.3	287.2	291.9	290.2	289.4	287.2	285.8	284.2	284.6	285.7	284.3	283.6	283.9	285.0	284.5	284.5	285.3	283.6	283.1	282.5	282.8	283.8	285.5	285.0	283.5	281.3	280.3	281.1