1978 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	252.5	253.8	254.6	254.9	254.2	253.9	253.1	253.1	253.7	253.3	252.1	251.1	252.0	251.2	250.1	249.7	250.2	251.0	252.4	253.6	253.2	252.0	250.7	250.3	249.6	249.4	249.1	249.0	249.2	250.0	251.3
34	Hudson Bay	252.2	252.5	254.8	260.7	259.1	254.9	252.9	252.5	251.7	253.3	257.3	258.5	258.4	258.4	258.3	257.5	255.5	252.3	254.0	256.8	258.5	255.3	252.0	252.1	254.5	255.1	254.2	252.3	251.8	252.9	252.9
36	Hudson Strait	254.4	250.7	249.5	249.7	254.3	256.1	255.4	251.4	250.0	250.5	252.2	253.8	253.3	254.5	254.3	255.0	252.9	252.5	259.4	258.6	253.6	251.7	253.3	261.0	258.2	261.7	263.8	259.6	257.4	255.2	256.2
98	Bering Strait	257.6	263.5	261.6	258.4	260.1	262.3	262.4	263.6	262.7	261.5	259.7	257.0	257.6	253.2	249.7	249.5	250.2	254.5	249.7	251.7	250.1	248.3	252.1	254.0	251.7	250.6	253.3	256.5	256.1	259.0	262.7
128	Arctic subocean	250.8	252.1	254.7	253.0	251.3	253.0	248.7	244.3	242.4	241.1	241.3	241.6	241.9	243.6	250.6	250.3	246.9	241.4	245.7	250.7	253.4	261.6	263.9	253.1	247.5	246.7	248.6	248.3	243.1	245.7	249.8
130	Chukchi Sea	260.8	264.1	259.9	259.5	259.8	256.6	255.8	257.3	257.3	253.5	253.0	251.9	250.0	245.8	243.7	246.9	251.3	246.7	242.8	245.1	244.8	244.8	247.1	244.5	243.6	242.4	245.1	260.5	262.2	259.7	264.5
132	Beaufort Sea	255.9	259.8	263.3	259.4	255.9	257.2	255.4	255.9	259.5	259.1	258.2	257.1	259.7	262.8	259.5	254.5	249.7	250.8	255.0	256.6	253.4	248.2	248.1	255.2	253.3	251.2	249.3	245.8	246.1	247.5	249.4
134	Arctic Archipelago	250.2	248.1	245.9	244.5	246.5	247.9	246.2	244.6	244.4	243.5	242.8	243.7	247.7	249.8	248.9	246.4	246.5	245.1	246.5	249.0	245.5	243.7	242.2	242.2	244.5	247.9	246.9	245.5	247.7	247.4	247.0
136	Foxe Basin	241.5	241.0	243.0	246.8	249.6	250.8	248.5	247.7	250.1	252.5	249.2	247.3	247.6	248.7	248.3	248.9	247.0	246.5	246.5	254.3	260.3	261.4	252.9	260.4	258.7	254.4	255.4	252.8	250.6	250.6	249.6
138	Baffin Bay	254.9	259.0	255.8	255.6	256.5	256.8	254.2	252.0	250.8	252.3	252.3	249.7	248.5	247.5	249.6	249.9	247.7	244.4	244.1	250.9	261.2	266.3	261.5	257.0	257.3	256.2	254.0	251.0	248.4	245.7	244.1
139	South Greenland	260.1	260.1	258.6	259.1	260.4	260.9	260.6	262.0	263.1	262.0	259.5	257.1	261.7	260.5	257.5	256.9	254.3	250.8	250.8	258.4	263.9	265.1	263.9	264.2	260.2	258.5	258.0	257.0	254.0	251.3	249.8
140	Greenland Sea	254.2	257.9	253.7	254.0	253.3	254.7	253.2	250.7	249.4	250.4	249.8	250.3	248.8	245.6	243.3	245.6	241.9	240.0	241.3	246.1	257.4	264.2	261.1	257.8	254.3	253.6	248.7	248.2	242.6	241.2	244.6
142	Norwegian Sea	265.3	268.6	270.4	269.5	269.1	270.9	270.4	269.3	269.0	269.2	268.5	267.2	266.5	263.7	262.3	263.8	266.2	270.7	271.1	268.9	271.7	270.6	265.5	261.2	263.5	263.8	263.2	260.3	258.0	258.2	260.2
144	Barents Sea	259.9	263.1	263.2	262.1	257.5	260.2	263.0	260.3	257.2	253.7	251.9	250.4	249.0	246.0	247.0	248.5	249.5	250.6	252.0	251.2	251.4	253.6	250.4	250.6	257.0	254.9	251.2	243.9	239.7	239.8	244.9
146	Kara Sea	252.8	255.4	258.0	258.3	257.3	255.2	253.3	254.9	257.1	255.7	251.4	250.8	253.0	251.8	249.6	251.4	255.1	257.1	258.1	257.8	256.5	254.7	251.5	247.2	246.3	247.1	248.4	250.6	252.9	254.8	252.1
148	Laptev Sea	244.7	242.4	241.6	242.1	242.7	244.1	242.4	241.3	242.7	244.3	243.6	240.8	239.4	238.2	239.0	238.1	239.7	243.8	248.9	248.2	244.8	243.3	244.6	245.5	241.6	239.9	239.3	241.3	243.3	244.6	250.7
150	East Siberian Sea	240.0	240.3	242.3	240.7	237.7	240.5	248.9	249.4	247.1	245.7	244.7	241.7	242.7	243.0	242.8	238.7	239.5	241.0	238.6	236.5	234.6	236.3	237.3	238.1	239.3	239.5	236.4	234.3	233.1	233.8	243.1
152	Gulf of Alaska	268.9	272.2	269.5	265.5	269.4	270.5	272.8	273.6	272.9	269.6	266.5	268.0	269.8	266.1	262.0	258.9	259.6	266.7	264.5	266.8	263.5	261.3	266.7	265.4	263.0	262.4	265.8	267.7	268.1	267.7	266.5
154	Southeast Bering Sea	272.2	270.8	267.4	270.4	273.1	272.3	273.2	274.0	273.4	270.6	269.7	267.8	268.0	259.9	260.1	259.6	269.1	267.3	262.6	268.6	263.8	264.8	269.2	263.8	265.9	266.6	272.8	273.3	274.3	273.4	273.1