1974 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	249.6	251.1	252.0	252.1	252.1	251.9	251.2	251.6	251.9	251.5	251.6	252.3	252.1	251.5	251.6	251.7	252.0	251.8	250.9	249.8	248.7	248.5	249.1	249.3	249.3	249.8	250.3	250.5	251.0	251.8	252.3
34	Hudson Bay	260.2	259.6	257.1	259.2	259.4	260.4	257.8	256.0	261.0	262.4	259.9	257.2	254.9	254.6	257.2	258.6	261.4	261.2	259.0	259.2	259.5	259.1	256.9	256.3	259.0	262.2	261.9	261.5	261.2	260.8	260.7
36	Hudson Strait	260.7	252.9	246.4	244.6	250.9	250.5	246.1	253.7	252.5	255.5	259.4	254.2	254.9	253.0	248.3	250.3	250.5	256.2	259.1	258.3	258.7	256.2	255.7	254.5	252.6	251.6	251.6	249.3	251.5	257.4	250.1
98	Bering Strait	254.5	251.3	249.3	250.1	250.3	255.8	256.7	256.2	253.9	252.1	250.7	255.0	255.4	252.4	250.1	248.9	247.7	248.2	250.1	248.3	245.0	248.8	254.2	252.2	249.5	247.9	245.3	242.4	240.9	243.4	248.7
128	Arctic subocean	235.2	235.6	237.2	241.1	239.3	238.6	237.8	234.5	236.3	240.1	238.9	234.6	232.1	232.6	235.4	236.8	235.6	238.6	242.4	245.2	244.5	240.8	238.6	237.4	236.9	236.0	235.0	234.0	237.2	241.5	236.6
130	Chukchi Sea	246.8	246.3	244.9	245.4	245.5	247.9	247.6	247.3	241.8	238.3	240.9	244.6	247.3	248.5	246.5	243.8	243.1	244.4	243.1	240.6	241.3	242.3	240.6	240.3	240.3	238.6	237.6	237.1	240.5	236.0	235.9
132	Beaufort Sea	258.6	254.5	255.1	254.3	256.3	255.5	256.4	264.7	262.4	255.4	253.6	252.4	253.7	257.1	258.0	257.3	258.4	254.7	253.7	253.9	252.1	250.7	253.9	260.8	261.1	256.8	254.9	252.1	252.6	255.4	257.0
134	Arctic Archipelago	239.3	242.3	241.4	240.7	240.1	240.5	242.1	243.5	245.2	242.4	241.4	240.4	239.4	242.9	245.5	242.5	244.8	248.6	249.3	246.3	242.6	239.3	241.4	240.8	240.1	241.9	242.7	243.7	243.6	242.1	240.7
136	Foxe Basin	236.1	238.1	236.6	238.2	237.9	238.3	236.4	235.8	239.4	240.2	241.8	247.1	247.2	238.5	243.1	247.9	248.1	249.9	247.1	250.9	252.7	249.7	245.1	245.4	243.6	238.5	239.5	242.8	241.3	237.4	240.5
138	Baffin Bay	240.5	241.6	240.5	239.5	238.2	236.4	235.0	234.0	233.7	234.6	237.5	239.2	236.8	233.6	233.0	232.9	235.6	238.9	240.2	241.1	241.1	239.7	238.4	236.6	234.8	233.6	233.8	233.0	232.7	236.7	235.6
139	South Greenland	249.8	248.3	246.8	245.2	246.0	245.1	244.8	244.8	242.6	242.6	245.8	252.3	251.8	247.1	244.4	242.3	242.7	241.0	241.2	241.7	241.7	242.4	243.8	244.2	244.4	244.0	245.4	244.8	242.3	242.8	243.2
140	Greenland Sea	239.4	242.9	245.0	247.4	245.8	238.7	237.7	233.3	231.5	232.1	234.6	238.0	235.4	233.5	231.9	231.8	234.9	238.4	238.4	238.7	241.6	242.1	238.7	236.6	236.2	235.0	233.0	231.4	230.6	235.0	237.1
142	Norwegian Sea	269.5	271.4	273.5	272.5	271.0	271.3	272.2	273.5	274.0	273.0	270.5	268.9	268.9	271.8	272.5	270.7	270.4	269.8	268.9	271.1	274.2	275.5	272.1	273.9	273.8	272.2	269.9	267.7	267.7	266.6	268.9
144	Barents Sea	269.1	268.1	267.1	267.1	265.3	265.4	264.2	264.0	265.5	266.5	268.4	268.6	267.4	267.7	267.7	267.3	265.7	263.6	266.2	267.9	267.3	267.9	269.4	268.8	269.1	270.2	268.7	268.4	267.5	267.0	264.1
146	Kara Sea	247.2	253.1	256.4	254.9	254.0	253.3	253.2	253.3	253.0	253.6	254.3	256.1	256.2	256.3	257.1	258.5	258.3	257.6	255.7	252.9	250.9	250.1	250.5	249.3	248.6	251.4	254.3	256.9	258.6	259.1	257.9
148	Laptev Sea	236.7	239.7	243.6	245.8	245.5	244.4	243.3	243.5	244.7	244.6	245.1	246.0	247.8	245.8	243.7	243.1	242.1	240.9	238.4	236.6	235.9	235.3	235.6	237.8	237.8	237.6	239.0	238.6	240.0	242.1	247.7
150	East Siberian Sea	243.2	247.1	248.7	248.5	248.4	246.8	245.8	244.0	242.6	240.2	239.1	238.7	237.5	235.2	236.2	237.2	236.9	237.3	236.9	236.2	235.2	236.6	238.7	239.6	240.8	240.6	242.2	243.2	242.6	239.9	238.7
152	Gulf of Alaska	267.1	265.9	264.9	265.5	267.4	271.0	271.4	271.9	269.9	268.7	269.0	269.7	267.6	266.0	265.3	263.0	261.3	265.0	267.1	266.2	261.2	266.5	270.8	269.4	267.5	264.7	259.5	258.8	259.5	262.3	267.4
154	Southeast Bering Sea	258.4	255.2	252.4	253.8	265.5	268.8	263.8	260.4	260.2	262.8	268.9	268.9	267.6	262.8	258.1	252.6	252.4	257.2	257.1	255.0	250.5	266.4	269.2	264.2	263.5	256.7	247.3	248.8	250.1	253.7	248.7