1981 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	257.0	257.0	257.1	257.5	257.8	257.7	256.6	255.5	255.1	254.8	255.2	255.6	255.9	255.5	255.0	255.6	256.6	257.4	256.6	255.1	254.0	253.2	252.3	250.6	249.3	249.6	249.7	249.6	248.8	247.7	247.0
34	Hudson Bay	263.3	262.7	263.0	262.2	260.9	262.0	262.2	259.9	258.9	260.1	262.4	262.1	259.1	256.1	254.1	252.8	253.0	253.7	257.7	261.1	262.6	259.9	256.6	256.7	253.3	252.2	250.9	248.2	247.2	246.9	246.0
36	Hudson Strait	262.8	263.4	267.7	262.4	262.9	260.2	266.5	270.5	270.9	269.0	263.3	261.5	261.1	259.1	258.6	255.9	257.5	254.4	250.4	253.7	256.6	253.5	249.5	252.2	257.3	251.1	248.7	246.3	250.4	252.7	248.1
98	Bering Strait	255.1	255.0	252.9	253.9	253.7	256.9	253.5	250.4	253.2	251.5	249.5	252.2	254.9	253.1	249.2	253.1	259.5	264.0	261.0	254.1	252.8	257.2	258.5	256.4	255.1	254.8	249.7	247.3	246.3	246.2	248.1
128	Arctic subocean	242.7	242.5	243.3	245.1	247.6	245.5	245.1	253.3	250.9	253.7	256.1	252.2	245.4	243.2	246.0	247.4	246.5	243.2	240.6	239.6	237.7	240.4	246.9	245.3	244.7	242.4	243.8	250.7	254.4	249.3	248.3
130	Chukchi Sea	252.1	250.2	245.4	247.6	248.8	251.1	253.3	260.6	258.4	251.1	246.9	247.8	248.4	250.5	246.3	251.3	259.8	264.9	257.4	252.1	252.2	254.0	257.6	254.7	253.7	256.8	256.9	255.7	252.0	252.2	252.5
132	Beaufort Sea	260.4	263.2	261.9	259.5	259.8	261.5	258.9	256.1	253.7	254.7	254.5	254.2	253.3	253.4	253.7	255.4	258.6	266.5	268.3	265.0	261.2	260.1	259.4	255.1	253.7	254.9	249.5	248.4	248.4	245.7	244.1
134	Arctic Archipelago	243.3	244.4	246.1	246.0	247.0	249.3	247.8	247.4	251.7	252.9	251.3	249.6	248.6	247.2	247.3	249.8	247.6	250.8	248.1	244.8	244.1	247.4	247.7	246.6	245.2	244.9	244.5	244.3	241.6	243.5	246.6
136	Foxe Basin	253.0	251.9	256.2	256.3	248.0	245.1	245.8	252.7	258.6	257.5	259.1	251.9	245.0	245.3	246.3	242.7	237.2	238.6	245.2	252.1	250.7	245.4	242.6	243.6	247.7	246.7	244.0	242.2	243.7	252.6	253.5
138	Baffin Bay	248.4	247.9	249.0	252.9	250.3	245.6	243.3	247.0	251.0	250.5	252.0	250.8	247.7	242.9	240.7	240.6	241.3	239.3	238.1	237.6	238.6	245.2	249.9	246.9	247.6	247.3	254.8	259.1	256.2	253.5	252.6
139	South Greenland	259.1	257.7	258.5	260.7	259.5	256.4	249.5	248.1	249.0	245.8	247.8	248.0	248.1	248.5	246.4	244.9	245.8	246.4	246.5	245.7	247.6	251.9	250.8	250.3	250.0	255.9	261.8	260.9	256.6	253.5	252.1
140	Greenland Sea	244.8	246.2	244.6	248.7	249.9	242.5	239.4	245.9	248.0	245.1	249.3	250.8	248.0	243.1	238.7	240.6	244.2	241.4	238.4	235.7	238.0	243.9	249.6	246.0	244.8	245.5	252.7	253.5	252.9	252.5	250.1
142	Norwegian Sea	269.2	271.7	275.9	270.7	267.5	264.1	263.8	263.9	262.3	262.3	263.8	264.2	262.9	266.3	266.2	263.9	264.9	264.4	263.8	263.9	263.2	263.4	264.2	263.3	260.2	263.7	266.8	266.1	264.4	266.9	266.5
144	Barents Sea	266.8	266.8	269.3	269.5	270.1	268.9	266.3	261.5	261.3	264.9	263.8	260.6	261.8	267.2	267.3	264.2	260.4	258.2	258.4	259.2	259.2	257.3	256.3	256.8	257.9	262.1	263.4	263.6	264.3	262.2	254.9
146	Kara Sea	259.1	260.1	261.5	262.8	263.2	262.1	262.1	260.9	260.6	260.5	262.1	263.5	263.2	261.5	261.8	262.6	263.2	262.3	260.8	257.9	256.2	255.1	254.4	251.9	250.2	249.9	251.1	253.1	250.7	250.0	250.4
148	Laptev Sea	251.9	250.2	247.9	249.3	252.0	253.2	252.4	250.4	246.1	244.6	241.9	243.9	250.3	254.0	254.4	256.4	259.2	259.4	255.9	254.1	250.1	244.7	241.2	239.5	237.8	236.1	236.6	237.0	238.5	236.5	235.3
150	East Siberian Sea	246.3	246.5	243.9	243.7	245.2	245.6	243.8	242.6	241.8	241.2	245.0	244.8	243.4	244.6	246.6	245.4	243.8	244.4	245.6	245.4	244.0	242.6	241.0	239.4	239.4	248.8	247.6	244.4	247.2	241.8	239.1
152	Gulf of Alaska	270.6	266.6	266.4	265.0	264.4	264.6	261.9	261.9	264.3	262.6	262.1	268.5	270.3	267.4	267.6	270.6	273.1	273.7	269.8	265.1	265.9	267.2	268.8	269.5	268.0	262.9	257.2	253.2	255.2	254.1	258.4
154	Southeast Bering Sea	266.3	260.8	256.0	250.5	251.9	256.0	254.5	260.8	268.9	265.4	260.3	262.3	269.9	269.2	267.0	267.8	271.8	269.7	263.9	258.2	256.8	267.1	271.8	267.6	265.8	256.8	255.5	256.7	259.5	262.5	266.0