1986 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	257.6	258.2	257.7	256.5	255.8	255.7	254.9	254.1	254.5	254.0	253.0	252.7	253.1	253.2	252.8	253.3	253.6	253.2	252.0	251.7	252.1	251.2	249.5	247.4	246.8	248.2	249.9	249.9	249.3	248.4	247.8
34	Hudson Bay	264.7	264.2	260.3	258.5	255.7	252.0	251.6	251.9	252.4	254.4	254.0	250.8	255.0	260.9	261.4	262.9	263.1	263.8	261.1	257.2	261.5	265.6	263.5	262.3	260.1	262.2	265.8	265.5	262.4	262.9	259.1
36	Hudson Strait	260.4	263.8	254.3	256.6	257.4	252.7	245.6	240.6	244.2	246.7	246.1	247.6	243.7	245.0	247.9	250.6	260.2	257.0	260.7	249.7	247.6	247.7	252.9	251.9	257.2	255.4	252.4	260.3	261.7	251.2	253.4
98	Bering Strait	253.9	258.4	261.3	262.0	261.5	259.7	256.9	258.2	264.7	265.8	267.7	267.3	264.3	261.7	262.1	263.8	264.6	263.6	264.4	263.0	261.4	259.8	255.8	251.8	251.0	254.6	256.3	254.2	254.6	254.3	255.5
128	Arctic subocean	235.7	234.4	234.0	233.8	239.3	241.4	241.8	241.5	239.7	235.8	239.0	248.8	245.1	253.1	253.2	250.7	247.9	247.2	245.8	245.6	246.8	245.9	242.5	243.2	239.0	238.2	236.9	240.0	239.0	237.7	235.3
130	Chukchi Sea	245.3	247.1	255.5	265.8	265.7	260.7	259.7	259.9	260.1	259.2	263.2	260.2	253.0	250.4	248.7	251.2	256.3	257.4	259.8	258.3	256.4	256.9	252.3	247.2	245.9	246.8	244.8	248.5	246.0	246.6	247.9
132	Beaufort Sea	261.9	257.6	258.0	257.7	254.6	254.3	259.5	258.4	260.8	264.9	259.2	262.3	265.8	262.6	262.9	264.4	267.2	266.4	262.1	261.3	263.4	259.1	256.6	253.4	257.5	263.3	262.2	259.3	260.8	255.1	251.4
134	Arctic Archipelago	244.6	241.4	243.2	240.7	237.9	240.5	243.8	248.8	250.9	244.1	242.1	245.4	246.9	245.6	247.2	242.1	243.5	245.3	247.3	248.0	248.1	244.4	240.5	238.1	239.1	242.7	241.6	240.9	243.0	240.0	237.3
136	Foxe Basin	253.5	247.1	242.9	242.7	243.2	246.0	242.5	240.6	241.4	237.9	237.0	238.1	237.2	239.8	241.2	243.8	245.9	241.9	241.6	241.8	238.0	237.6	241.5	238.2	237.6	238.5	244.4	247.9	243.0	246.7	247.3
138	Baffin Bay	244.4	245.2	243.4	238.9	238.6	239.8	237.3	239.3	240.1	239.9	245.2	246.2	248.6	255.1	252.2	252.1	253.4	251.6	248.0	249.9	251.3	247.8	243.7	236.3	234.1	233.6	237.5	238.7	242.4	243.0	245.1
139	South Greenland	247.2	248.6	247.4	247.0	244.5	245.3	246.0	246.2	246.9	247.1	249.6	250.2	252.8	255.6	253.7	256.8	254.7	252.3	250.9	254.2	252.9	256.7	254.2	247.7	243.3	244.0	246.3	248.3	251.5	252.4	253.0
140	Greenland Sea	240.0	241.4	240.4	236.7	236.9	236.5	235.6	239.3	239.2	241.1	253.2	254.9	251.0	257.1	254.8	249.5	250.3	248.3	245.2	245.1	249.3	249.0	255.4	249.6	242.4	240.3	245.9	247.2	243.0	243.8	242.1
142	Norwegian Sea	271.2	267.7	268.9	269.6	268.1	266.7	268.3	273.3	275.6	274.2	272.4	271.0	269.8	265.9	264.4	266.9	266.8	265.5	264.5	263.8	263.6	264.1	265.2	265.1	266.6	268.3	268.5	266.4	263.9	263.2	263.7
144	Barents Sea	269.2	267.8	266.4	262.0	259.3	258.9	257.1	259.5	264.9	264.6	264.3	260.0	255.0	250.0	250.0	251.1	250.6	254.0	254.5	254.0	251.1	252.8	255.4	254.4	252.5	252.5	253.2	252.5	252.0	253.0	253.0
146	Kara Sea	264.5	265.7	265.7	264.3	264.3	264.5	262.3	258.2	256.1	254.1	251.9	251.6	253.5	253.0	251.2	250.0	249.8	248.1	248.0	251.7	251.9	247.1	244.0	243.2	243.7	245.3	247.8	246.6	244.2	243.4	244.7
148	Laptev Sea	252.2	255.4	256.1	254.4	256.3	259.0	257.8	255.7	254.0	251.7	248.1	246.2	243.5	241.8	241.8	244.1	243.2	244.7	243.0	238.6	238.1	238.8	238.0	236.1	234.8	234.4	236.1	238.2	239.3	238.3	238.0
150	East Siberian Sea	241.5	242.5	242.2	242.8	243.6	243.5	241.6	242.0	243.9	243.8	244.1	248.4	246.3	244.3	245.8	247.9	248.0	245.5	242.8	241.8	242.1	244.3	245.8	244.4	244.3	243.5	243.7	243.2	243.2	243.2	242.0
152	Gulf of Alaska	265.6	270.2	268.4	267.6	268.9	269.8	266.8	271.0	274.8	274.3	273.8	273.2	271.2	271.5	272.7	272.7	271.8	272.2	272.2	272.2	271.3	269.0	266.9	267.0	266.2	267.5	267.3	268.4	271.0	270.1	271.4
154	Southeast Bering Sea	262.1	271.4	271.7	273.1	271.7	265.1	267.6	273.6	274.5	274.5	274.3	273.2	273.5	272.2	272.4	274.3	272.3	274.1	273.5	273.5	271.7	271.0	266.8	264.4	260.2	254.9	258.8	263.9	263.9	264.5	267.0