1971 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	255.9	255.5	254.3	253.3	253.0	253.0	253.5	253.2	252.8	252.6	251.7	250.7	250.6	251.2	250.3	248.0	248.1	249.5	249.5	249.7	249.4	248.6	248.4	248.7	248.8	249.1	250.1	250.1	249.9	250.2	250.8
34	Hudson Bay	260.5	262.2	263.2	263.0	262.4	259.7	255.1	253.7	257.2	259.1	257.9	256.1	254.1	255.2	255.9	253.7	254.3	254.8	253.2	255.0	253.2	249.7	249.1	248.6	247.9	245.0	246.9	250.7	251.1	251.2	256.4
36	Hudson Strait	259.1	259.5	257.8	255.6	257.3	262.0	262.3	255.9	254.8	257.2	256.4	261.8	260.9	257.3	252.4	247.8	247.0	247.7	246.9	250.6	253.3	253.5	249.4	243.9	244.6	243.0	243.6	246.8	246.2	244.4	242.9
98	Bering Strait	250.3	250.7	250.0	248.7	246.9	249.4	255.4	255.6	248.7	244.7	244.5	242.9	246.1	251.1	256.0	255.4	254.8	260.9	255.7	250.6	249.5	249.3	253.6	262.9	265.5	264.7	263.6	265.2	264.5	259.6	257.4
128	Arctic subocean	244.1	238.9	236.1	234.7	234.3	236.1	237.6	238.1	237.1	236.4	237.2	235.2	235.0	237.3	240.5	239.0	236.3	235.4	235.0	234.1	234.1	236.9	240.3	242.2	240.4	240.4	236.5	243.6	243.9	242.4	240.9
130	Chukchi Sea	247.6	244.3	244.5	244.0	242.9	243.4	248.3	246.4	244.7	245.9	248.6	247.8	250.5	248.5	252.3	247.1	245.5	256.1	245.6	245.9	254.3	262.1	262.9	263.7	266.4	265.5	261.1	263.2	262.1	255.9	247.9
132	Beaufort Sea	257.6	259.0	258.8	254.8	250.6	248.6	249.1	251.7	251.0	245.5	242.8	242.4	242.3	245.2	245.8	246.8	254.4	255.3	256.6	252.3	245.4	242.1	243.4	245.4	246.3	254.5	259.0	258.4	259.8	263.1	262.7
134	Arctic Archipelago	245.4	245.1	247.9	249.6	244.6	240.4	240.8	239.2	238.9	239.3	240.7	241.5	241.0	242.9	243.0	242.3	243.8	243.7	243.4	240.2	237.1	236.3	237.8	238.3	239.6	241.8	238.9	236.9	237.3	239.3	242.1
136	Foxe Basin	244.9	243.6	242.8	243.1	251.7	252.7	244.5	241.3	239.3	241.3	242.6	241.1	239.2	236.4	238.1	237.0	238.1	243.1	244.6	248.4	246.0	242.5	238.8	235.2	233.4	231.4	232.6	234.2	232.9	231.0	232.0
138	Baffin Bay	239.1	238.4	237.7	237.0	237.6	240.1	243.7	244.4	240.2	235.5	234.6	232.2	230.7	231.5	232.3	232.2	233.1	233.1	233.4	233.9	234.5	236.5	238.8	238.4	237.4	237.9	245.3	241.6	238.8	238.6	239.5
139	South Greenland	245.6	247.6	249.9	247.9	247.3	247.8	252.0	253.9	250.4	246.2	242.8	240.9	240.3	239.9	239.4	240.9	242.4	242.6	243.9	243.7	243.8	245.0	245.3	244.8	243.9	247.6	256.1	251.2	249.0	251.0	251.5
140	Greenland Sea	236.9	235.5	234.0	234.1	233.9	236.1	242.0	245.1	241.6	238.1	234.5	231.8	231.4	236.7	236.2	233.8	233.0	231.2	232.0	239.5	244.4	246.1	245.9	246.3	247.9	245.2	246.7	248.7	244.5	239.0	241.5
142	Norwegian Sea	272.7	272.6	271.9	273.6	275.5	275.8	273.4	267.3	272.3	272.6	270.1	269.3	270.8	273.0	274.2	275.9	274.0	272.2	270.0	271.5	273.0	271.7	271.2	270.6	273.5	275.5	272.9	271.2	272.1	273.9	274.4
144	Barents Sea	268.0	268.1	269.4	267.7	266.3	266.6	269.2	268.0	267.0	265.7	264.5	262.2	259.2	256.5	256.1	257.2	256.7	260.9	265.0	263.6	261.6	259.3	256.9	254.7	253.9	253.5	255.9	253.3	253.2	255.9	262.0
146	Kara Sea	263.0	260.5	256.8	256.9	258.3	258.5	258.8	258.6	258.9	258.9	257.8	257.6	258.9	259.0	255.2	251.0	249.8	250.7	252.0	253.0	253.6	253.4	252.7	253.0	253.2	253.6	253.3	250.9	250.1	251.1	251.1
148	Laptev Sea	250.7	250.2	248.0	245.4	246.1	248.6	248.8	247.9	248.6	251.9	251.0	249.4	248.9	249.4	246.5	242.3	240.4	241.5	241.9	243.0	244.3	244.8	243.3	242.1	240.5	239.6	239.4	242.2	241.9	240.7	239.5
150	East Siberian Sea	251.1	251.8	248.9	247.3	244.5	241.4	240.8	241.6	241.7	244.1	246.4	245.7	243.4	242.4	241.4	239.0	238.3	238.8	238.2	244.2	248.2	246.0	242.2	242.1	244.4	241.6	241.5	241.8	247.9	248.3	246.1
152	Gulf of Alaska	262.0	263.0	262.4	261.6	261.5	266.1	270.8	270.3	263.7	257.6	257.6	254.0	258.0	261.3	266.4	266.9	264.5	269.8	265.5	256.3	251.2	252.2	257.6	265.0	266.0	268.6	268.5	270.4	268.1	268.4	268.5
154	Southeast Bering Sea	249.9	249.2	250.7	251.6	258.1	268.0	271.9	268.6	259.8	262.1	265.6	262.8	270.0	267.7	271.9	261.8	263.2	272.5	264.3	251.6	256.8	260.5	269.4	273.8	273.8	273.1	271.6	272.5	268.5	269.6	265.5