1976 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	254.6	254.7	254.5	253.1	251.0	250.1	250.7	250.2	249.0	249.1	250.2	251.2	251.4	252.5	253.0	251.7	249.5	248.5	247.6	247.8	247.9	248.2	249.6	251.0	251.0	250.8	250.3	250.5	251.0	250.8	250.5
34	Hudson Bay	251.9	251.2	255.9	255.6	252.9	250.3	248.8	244.5	243.5	246.4	252.1	249.5	249.3	256.1	255.7	257.8	258.0	257.3	253.6	249.6	252.2	252.4	251.7	254.2	252.3	251.3	249.9	250.0	252.8	253.3	256.2
36	Hudson Strait	254.0	250.0	255.5	256.7	253.5	253.2	254.9	253.5	243.3	245.9	243.2	245.9	241.2	241.1	243.1	245.6	245.6	242.0	241.4	245.5	245.4	254.5	252.0	246.9	253.8	252.5	259.4	272.8	270.8	264.0	264.6
98	Bering Strait	261.7	256.9	252.9	249.4	249.8	251.9	251.8	250.1	247.5	247.9	250.7	259.5	259.2	259.1	258.2	255.8	252.9	250.9	250.3	255.3	256.8	259.6	258.1	257.4	255.1	253.0	252.1	255.2	256.7	257.3	259.4
128	Arctic subocean	242.6	242.5	240.6	238.3	235.2	236.1	237.5	239.4	239.9	238.9	240.1	246.2	249.7	243.9	242.1	248.7	246.9	244.1	243.1	241.8	240.2	240.8	243.7	250.8	255.2	255.5	256.7	254.2	249.2	246.6	240.2
130	Chukchi Sea	247.2	245.0	245.6	248.7	247.4	250.5	249.1	248.6	246.8	248.1	247.7	250.4	249.4	249.4	252.6	248.6	248.1	248.8	247.8	246.9	244.8	247.3	249.6	252.3	253.5	251.3	245.4	245.5	249.3	250.3	248.5
132	Beaufort Sea	266.8	265.3	258.8	253.1	248.3	248.6	246.3	244.3	243.0	246.2	245.6	250.2	257.8	256.7	258.5	259.8	256.4	252.5	249.7	257.6	257.9	257.5	260.5	254.5	251.6	250.6	248.5	251.6	255.8	256.9	258.2
134	Arctic Archipelago	245.6	252.5	248.5	244.4	240.8	238.9	237.6	237.3	236.9	237.3	236.8	240.5	241.8	239.7	239.3	240.3	239.0	240.6	241.2	240.7	239.1	237.6	238.9	250.1	247.3	247.8	247.3	245.1	253.4	251.6	251.8
136	Foxe Basin	246.0	244.7	248.0	249.8	247.2	246.3	243.4	243.6	244.2	240.5	242.5	242.2	238.8	242.2	240.0	238.3	236.1	238.3	239.3	239.1	238.9	241.7	263.5	255.0	246.3	259.1	250.7	261.6	266.0	260.4	253.2
138	Baffin Bay	242.6	241.6	241.6	240.5	238.5	238.7	239.2	239.5	241.0	246.6	252.4	253.2	245.9	248.4	251.8	250.3	245.6	245.0	245.6	246.1	248.2	249.9	258.9	261.9	257.3	258.6	259.1	252.2	252.8	253.7	245.7
139	South Greenland	251.5	249.6	246.6	246.7	247.9	247.1	245.6	245.9	250.3	255.4	258.1	254.1	252.3	255.1	258.6	252.4	252.6	252.8	255.5	258.7	261.5	261.9	263.8	262.7	260.1	260.8	260.1	259.0	254.4	255.8	253.2
140	Greenland Sea	247.3	241.9	238.4	237.1	235.0	235.2	237.5	239.1	240.7	244.5	249.7	253.2	248.5	247.2	252.7	254.1	245.5	243.5	246.2	247.9	249.8	252.3	255.9	258.1	253.5	253.7	253.9	251.0	247.2	245.6	240.7
142	Norwegian Sea	270.2	268.8	269.2	271.2	272.5	272.8	272.2	272.4	272.3	270.7	270.2	270.2	269.0	268.6	268.1	268.6	268.9	266.8	266.9	269.2	269.5	269.7	270.6	267.0	265.9	263.6	262.6	261.2	262.2	265.8	269.4
144	Barents Sea	268.1	269.4	270.8	268.6	266.4	267.1	268.6	267.7	267.4	266.0	265.5	263.0	262.6	263.8	265.2	264.8	265.0	264.4	262.8	260.0	260.0	261.8	261.8	263.6	262.7	259.1	257.7	258.6	258.0	258.8	257.7
146	Kara Sea	255.6	258.0	260.1	258.4	255.1	254.9	259.9	261.6	257.3	253.9	254.7	255.9	256.9	257.2	256.4	252.0	248.6	249.0	247.5	244.5	242.2	241.1	243.1	247.2	250.4	250.9	250.6	249.5	249.0	248.0	246.1
148	Laptev Sea	249.0	249.6	246.7	246.4	246.7	243.2	241.8	241.1	243.0	241.4	238.6	239.7	239.5	240.5	242.4	242.8	239.7	235.6	235.6	238.5	239.8	239.9	238.9	239.0	240.9	240.5	240.6	241.5	241.1	240.8	242.1
150	East Siberian Sea	248.3	247.4	247.6	248.6	245.7	244.8	245.0	246.3	246.0	246.4	245.7	244.0	242.2	241.0	239.6	237.0	235.6	236.9	239.3	240.1	238.0	240.1	243.4	242.0	242.0	244.9	246.3	245.5	242.6	243.2	242.4
152	Gulf of Alaska	273.2	268.2	268.9	266.1	267.1	267.7	265.6	262.1	260.6	264.8	269.6	271.5	270.1	270.2	268.5	266.5	264.6	265.3	265.2	270.6	271.4	271.2	269.4	269.6	268.5	267.8	269.2	271.8	270.4	270.3	271.0
154	Southeast Bering Sea	266.6	259.1	256.6	264.2	267.0	266.3	257.6	252.9	252.7	252.9	261.6	268.7	266.8	269.6	265.8	263.8	262.7	263.4	266.9	268.2	272.7	269.6	270.9	272.5	271.7	266.8	263.8	264.1	263.3	268.5	270.9