1969 12 - 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	259.3	258.9	257.4	255.9	254.8	254.5	255.3	256.1	255.8	254.6	253.8	253.7	253.9	254.1	254.5	255.1	254.7	253.7	253.0	251.7	250.8	249.4	248.4	248.5	249.4	249.8	249.5	249.2	250.0	250.1	250.1
34	Hudson Bay	265.8	266.5	262.3	263.1	263.1	262.8	261.1	260.9	262.4	262.1	260.4	262.0	262.8	260.2	259.7	261.2	261.4	260.9	259.9	258.4	255.8	252.6	252.1	254.4	255.8	255.3	256.4	255.5	256.0	257.4	256.8
36	Hudson Strait	259.7	262.2	264.7	263.8	257.1	256.0	256.1	254.0	254.9	262.3	262.1	263.7	263.4	260.1	256.7	255.9	254.3	255.7	255.6	255.1	256.3	258.0	260.4	259.6	255.8	252.0	252.1	258.7	260.3	255.4	253.4
98	Bering Strait	257.1	257.2	261.2	260.7	260.8	263.8	264.5	264.6	262.2	261.1	258.4	252.4	253.1	254.1	255.1	257.3	258.0	257.1	261.0	262.2	262.9	260.0	255.9	253.8	255.5	253.4	254.1	258.1	261.3	263.4	260.0
128	Arctic subocean	245.6	243.9	240.8	239.5	240.9	244.1	244.6	245.5	244.5	245.1	246.4	245.5	243.9	244.0	245.8	247.4	247.7	246.0	245.4	244.6	243.9	242.9	241.7	241.5	241.2	241.8	240.8	243.8	244.4	243.4	243.0
130	Chukchi Sea	249.1	251.4	253.0	255.4	255.2	258.6	258.6	257.5	258.4	259.5	255.4	248.9	246.9	246.0	245.5	246.2	247.5	250.2	252.4	255.2	262.7	259.6	257.3	250.7	253.1	251.7	250.7	248.0	250.0	254.4	252.9
132	Beaufort Sea	265.9	262.3	264.7	265.8	264.7	261.8	263.9	263.0	262.1	261.2	258.5	258.4	260.2	262.2	264.2	262.3	261.1	258.2	258.2	257.8	257.3	256.3	255.2	254.9	254.7	253.8	251.3	252.0	260.5	263.0	264.9
134	Arctic Archipelago	251.2	251.0	250.2	250.0	244.5	245.6	252.0	256.1	255.2	250.7	248.4	249.0	250.2	251.8	254.1	253.5	252.2	252.7	251.6	247.6	244.8	243.2	243.1	243.1	244.0	243.5	242.7	243.0	241.9	242.4	245.2
136	Foxe Basin	253.7	250.1	250.5	251.5	248.7	243.4	244.7	247.8	254.1	255.3	248.9	248.5	252.9	249.9	248.7	251.9	252.9	252.7	251.3	250.5	248.7	249.5	248.5	247.2	244.4	241.1	241.9	247.2	248.7	243.6	240.0
138	Baffin Bay	243.5	245.3	246.3	247.0	245.3	242.2	239.0	240.7	239.7	240.1	241.0	243.1	243.8	244.5	245.6	249.2	248.4	247.3	248.8	249.2	247.2	246.8	244.2	243.1	247.2	247.5	242.8	241.4	239.9	241.9	243.1
139	South Greenland	251.5	252.2	251.8	256.7	259.5	256.1	250.5	247.2	243.1	247.1	247.7	244.7	245.4	249.2	251.3	254.7	255.6	258.5	259.3	255.8	253.7	253.8	252.7	254.0	255.6	250.8	246.4	246.0	247.6	254.7	260.1
140	Greenland Sea	241.2	241.4	243.4	243.9	244.1	240.9	239.1	238.5	238.1	241.4	243.0	245.5	244.5	247.8	249.0	251.0	249.6	246.9	248.4	249.3	247.1	245.1	242.8	240.5	241.2	243.1	240.8	239.6	239.7	240.1	242.8
142	Norwegian Sea	273.1	271.2	268.6	268.3	265.3	265.4	268.7	270.3	273.0	275.7	274.4	270.2	269.7	269.5	268.6	267.1	265.3	265.9	266.1	266.0	265.6	266.2	268.9	269.9	270.3	270.8	273.1	273.9	273.7	272.9	271.4
144	Barents Sea	267.3	267.2	268.3	268.5	265.6	265.1	267.2	268.9	267.3	265.2	264.9	264.2	261.8	258.9	255.8	257.7	260.0	257.9	257.5	258.7	256.2	254.1	253.3	255.0	256.5	257.6	258.5	255.8	252.5	252.1	251.1
146	Kara Sea	264.7	263.0	260.7	256.7	255.3	255.1	257.1	258.9	258.9	256.3	255.0	254.9	255.3	254.5	254.4	255.0	254.8	253.8	251.0	249.0	249.6	248.7	246.8	246.3	247.7	251.0	251.1	249.5	250.2	248.3	247.5
148	Laptev Sea	254.1	254.9	249.7	244.1	242.1	243.9	244.8	247.0	246.3	243.4	245.0	246.4	246.5	249.6	251.1	249.8	246.8	244.2	243.8	241.9	239.3	236.8	237.1	238.1	238.3	238.4	238.8	238.8	237.4	236.2	236.8
150	East Siberian Sea	244.6	244.2	242.8	241.8	241.9	241.2	242.0	242.6	244.8	244.4	245.8	245.4	243.0	242.1	243.4	243.1	242.6	241.7	240.5	240.1	241.6	245.6	245.6	244.8	244.4	245.6	245.4	243.7	242.3	243.2	242.2
152	Gulf of Alaska	268.1	270.8	273.1	271.5	272.1	273.7	274.1	272.9	270.8	270.1	266.8	263.8	266.1	267.9	267.6	270.3	270.7	270.8	273.7	272.8	271.2	266.7	266.0	268.0	269.6	267.5	268.1	272.5	272.3	272.2	271.7
154	Southeast Bering Sea	267.5	271.1	266.9	267.1	270.9	273.9	274.2	272.2	269.2	266.6	265.2	260.9	258.2	255.4	255.5	257.5	266.6	271.5	275.1	274.9	274.6	267.7	266.6	260.1	258.1	261.4	262.0	268.6	272.1	269.2	268.5