1985 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	252.7	252.3	251.5	251.7	252.9	254.2	254.5	254.1	253.9	254.0	253.2	252.2	252.5	252.8	252.7	252.7	252.5	252.0	252.0	252.6	253.5	254.1	253.5	253.2	253.8	253.2	253.0	253.3	252.3	251.2	250.2
34	Hudson Bay	250.5	251.8	252.3	254.1	256.2	260.3	261.1	259.9	259.0	256.4	255.8	252.8	250.2	250.4	250.5	250.7	250.4	251.7	252.5	252.8	256.5	259.4	256.1	251.2	254.3	258.4	256.2	257.4	258.1	257.9	255.4
36	Hudson Strait	257.3	255.6	258.4	260.4	257.8	259.6	266.7	267.0	263.0	260.7	257.6	256.6	256.9	255.4	250.2	249.2	251.7	253.4	257.6	255.2	249.4	247.1	252.0	258.4	258.0	255.8	253.4	254.5	252.0	252.3	250.3
98	Bering Strait	261.3	259.5	255.5	252.6	254.2	253.4	251.8	253.7	260.6	266.4	265.8	267.3	266.5	264.2	260.2	260.1	259.1	257.8	262.2	264.9	262.9	265.5	265.9	266.0	263.6	260.0	264.9	267.1	265.1	262.5	259.5
128	Arctic subocean	245.6	246.2	246.2	248.4	250.9	248.3	250.6	248.2	246.3	243.9	243.0	242.7	243.9	245.3	245.8	244.6	242.8	241.8	242.7	240.6	239.4	239.5	240.9	241.3	241.1	243.4	244.3	243.5	244.6	242.6	242.0
130	Chukchi Sea	260.6	258.8	254.8	251.2	244.9	242.1	243.5	251.5	257.0	256.9	257.9	265.2	262.0	259.5	255.0	249.9	245.7	245.4	248.7	258.3	255.3	260.7	260.5	260.4	256.3	259.6	261.1	263.3	260.7	258.3	255.0
132	Beaufort Sea	252.0	251.6	248.9	251.4	260.4	264.3	261.8	256.9	255.5	258.8	257.8	253.0	255.6	255.8	252.7	252.9	254.7	258.8	260.5	266.5	268.4	265.1	263.2	266.5	270.5	263.2	258.3	259.1	260.7	256.8	251.6
134	Arctic Archipelago	246.4	246.1	244.7	244.9	246.1	251.4	254.4	251.3	249.9	246.9	243.4	245.4	244.7	245.0	246.0	247.3	243.8	242.4	243.1	244.6	240.8	241.4	241.2	243.9	247.3	245.1	253.6	256.5	251.0	245.1	243.2
136	Foxe Basin	250.0	250.7	254.8	256.7	266.1	266.0	260.7	253.2	250.7	250.9	246.5	252.8	255.6	254.0	258.5	260.1	253.8	250.7	246.0	243.1	243.1	243.3	243.4	244.5	251.0	263.4	266.7	256.5	248.6	249.7	250.7
138	Baffin Bay	249.9	250.2	251.0	252.9	254.6	253.9	254.7	251.9	245.0	243.6	242.9	245.4	247.0	245.8	243.8	244.9	247.6	249.6	249.9	247.4	245.4	244.5	244.0	242.6	241.6	245.4	250.3	253.1	252.4	249.2	247.3
139	South Greenland	254.4	254.5	255.0	255.8	258.1	257.0	255.4	254.1	253.0	252.1	251.9	251.3	250.8	250.5	249.9	251.3	256.8	256.5	253.2	251.3	249.5	248.4	247.0	247.2	246.4	250.0	254.1	255.0	254.2	253.4	253.3
140	Greenland Sea	250.6	251.2	251.4	248.6	252.8	250.3	248.7	246.0	240.3	239.4	239.3	240.1	243.4	244.0	245.0	244.7	245.8	246.5	246.1	244.5	242.8	240.4	239.3	238.8	240.4	243.1	243.7	247.1	249.4	247.2	245.2
142	Norwegian Sea	265.3	265.9	269.0	267.9	265.2	264.8	266.2	268.2	268.5	267.8	270.0	274.7	274.2	271.9	269.2	267.3	266.1	267.2	267.2	264.8	267.2	269.5	268.8	268.4	265.3	263.4	265.1	263.5	265.0	265.8	266.4
144	Barents Sea	257.7	259.4	258.3	256.2	254.0	255.3	256.6	258.7	258.5	261.5	260.9	259.3	262.0	261.2	259.6	258.8	257.6	252.8	251.0	252.0	252.1	253.7	255.4	254.2	256.6	258.2	261.3	262.0	260.5	262.7	263.5
146	Kara Sea	254.4	252.8	251.8	251.4	251.9	252.9	253.6	255.3	256.7	256.4	255.8	254.7	254.4	255.0	255.8	255.1	255.2	254.1	253.8	254.6	257.5	258.6	257.8	257.5	255.9	252.6	249.8	248.4	247.6	248.4	250.2
148	Laptev Sea	246.8	244.7	244.7	245.7	245.7	246.7	247.3	247.1	246.1	245.8	243.4	241.5	243.6	245.3	247.3	248.7	247.6	244.8	243.3	242.9	243.0	243.3	244.3	245.0	245.7	246.2	245.3	243.6	241.1	239.0	237.1
150	East Siberian Sea	251.0	254.5	254.0	251.2	247.3	246.5	244.4	240.8	238.2	240.2	244.2	246.8	247.9	249.1	251.4	248.6	247.7	246.4	243.8	242.0	241.9	242.1	242.1	241.3	241.5	241.4	243.9	250.7	249.8	246.6	245.9
152	Gulf of Alaska	266.5	265.4	261.8	264.6	267.4	266.0	267.0	268.1	271.8	273.5	274.3	272.7	270.3	269.8	270.4	270.0	270.4	269.6	274.0	273.7	274.6	274.3	273.8	273.7	270.8	269.9	272.7	272.0	270.2	269.9	269.2
154	Southeast Bering Sea	272.8	272.1	266.1	264.8	260.7	259.3	259.6	269.1	274.5	274.6	275.1	272.9	271.6	272.7	270.9	269.1	264.7	265.8	272.5	269.4	273.0	275.0	274.7	270.1	271.1	273.5	275.4	272.7	272.3	273.2	270.3