1973 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	253.6	252.7	252.2	252.1	252.0	252.5	253.0	252.8	252.0	251.1	250.3	250.3	250.9	251.5	251.5	251.9	252.6	251.7	252.3	253.2	253.8	253.7	252.7	252.9	253.0	253.3	253.2	253.4	253.3	252.3	252.0
34	Hudson Bay	259.8	261.5	261.3	257.9	255.4	257.1	261.2	262.7	258.7	254.0	253.2	249.9	246.8	247.4	248.5	249.4	251.6	251.0	252.7	253.6	256.4	257.7	256.3	258.3	258.9	258.3	256.2	256.1	252.5	248.5	244.1
36	Hudson Strait	265.3	259.0	260.1	261.2	260.8	255.7	255.1	256.0	262.1	258.1	254.9	249.6	251.7	252.9	249.5	252.0	254.2	260.4	262.6	257.4	252.8	250.0	256.7	255.5	258.7	255.3	253.3	251.9	257.5	255.3	253.1
98	Bering Strait	255.2	252.7	251.0	251.8	252.5	253.2	252.8	252.1	253.6	254.7	254.5	252.2	252.7	252.6	249.4	248.0	251.4	254.0	259.4	261.2	258.6	254.1	248.0	248.9	251.3	258.8	263.3	262.7	262.6	260.8	262.0
128	Arctic subocean	244.4	244.8	247.0	246.0	244.4	243.6	244.0	242.7	240.5	243.9	243.6	246.9	248.8	247.6	242.2	242.0	250.5	253.5	249.5	242.8	238.3	238.7	242.7	247.1	247.2	243.2	237.8	236.2	236.3	236.2	240.3
130	Chukchi Sea	256.1	256.2	252.7	254.3	251.9	252.6	254.4	252.3	255.5	251.4	252.3	250.0	247.8	246.4	243.5	242.5	243.9	242.8	245.2	250.7	252.1	247.4	241.8	242.1	245.5	253.1	265.2	266.2	264.3	262.2	266.9
132	Beaufort Sea	251.8	251.6	251.8	253.9	254.7	255.2	254.3	251.9	251.8	253.8	250.5	249.2	250.0	248.8	249.9	255.6	257.4	252.4	259.0	264.4	263.8	262.2	257.0	254.1	254.5	255.2	254.7	251.5	250.4	250.6	254.4
134	Arctic Archipelago	249.7	248.4	246.7	245.8	246.7	245.4	243.7	243.3	243.6	244.7	243.4	244.0	245.4	246.1	245.6	248.2	252.0	248.3	244.9	247.9	249.7	252.1	254.2	251.7	246.6	242.3	240.0	240.2	238.1	237.9	240.5
136	Foxe Basin	248.8	243.9	244.8	247.4	246.4	243.3	240.7	244.0	243.9	239.5	240.3	238.7	238.0	239.2	246.1	243.2	238.0	239.2	244.3	246.4	245.6	243.1	242.6	241.7	248.6	249.0	241.7	236.8	235.3	236.2	241.7
138	Baffin Bay	255.1	251.9	251.0	249.5	247.3	249.2	249.3	243.6	241.6	242.0	240.8	239.4	241.7	245.2	244.0	242.0	242.9	246.1	247.4	246.8	245.6	243.7	241.8	245.1	248.0	244.8	241.5	240.1	236.8	236.4	238.3
139	South Greenland	261.8	258.8	255.1	252.7	251.3	252.8	251.6	253.8	250.5	247.2	247.0	243.9	244.0	250.8	250.6	247.9	243.7	242.1	248.9	253.3	254.7	252.7	251.6	253.8	251.0	247.3	245.7	244.2	243.0	244.5	248.6
140	Greenland Sea	249.5	250.2	248.5	245.4	242.3	242.2	244.1	241.6	239.6	238.2	235.3	235.7	241.8	241.2	237.8	234.8	238.6	245.0	248.4	243.7	242.9	240.8	237.4	239.2	242.9	242.4	240.0	239.5	237.6	239.3	237.1
142	Norwegian Sea	266.1	268.9	271.7	268.9	268.0	267.4	266.0	265.1	266.3	273.0	271.9	269.5	267.8	266.8	266.8	267.7	267.6	265.9	267.2	268.1	268.0	270.3	268.7	267.3	268.7	272.8	274.3	273.4	274.0	274.8	271.2
144	Barents Sea	257.7	254.8	254.5	254.7	254.0	252.5	253.6	253.7	253.8	251.5	255.8	263.7	263.3	260.3	256.8	255.1	257.1	264.1	265.5	263.8	260.8	257.4	256.9	261.7	260.5	261.2	266.9	269.1	266.2	260.3	266.8
146	Kara Sea	252.5	251.4	252.2	254.5	255.8	256.2	256.0	256.9	257.2	257.1	257.0	258.4	261.0	261.4	259.8	259.1	259.4	256.6	254.8	256.7	259.4	259.4	256.9	255.1	255.4	256.7	257.2	259.9	263.5	262.0	258.0
148	Laptev Sea	244.3	244.1	243.3	242.0	242.3	244.1	246.3	244.3	242.1	242.0	239.5	241.4	241.1	243.0	247.1	249.5	246.8	244.4	240.3	238.4	238.2	241.4	246.5	248.5	248.0	247.7	247.2	245.3	243.9	247.1	248.8
150	East Siberian Sea	258.3	255.2	252.1	250.1	248.8	247.4	245.7	244.5	244.4	241.6	241.3	239.7	240.5	242.3	243.7	242.0	242.8	244.4	247.2	246.0	244.8	243.9	242.7	240.9	239.1	238.5	239.4	241.1	244.1	241.6	240.3
152	Gulf of Alaska	260.0	259.9	259.3	263.7	267.5	266.3	265.7	267.4	269.1	269.3	267.7	265.4	264.4	262.9	265.0	263.9	266.7	269.5	271.4	270.8	266.8	264.2	262.8	267.8	268.6	271.3	270.9	269.0	268.3	266.5	265.9
154	Southeast Bering Sea	259.5	261.8	260.1	256.0	259.6	259.3	259.3	263.3	268.0	267.0	266.3	264.1	260.4	256.0	256.3	257.3	259.5	259.8	260.2	260.9	261.0	265.2	265.8	264.0	269.7	273.3	271.9	272.9	270.0	268.9	273.1