1996 12 - daily - mean of "daily minimum temperature at 2 meters (K)" 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 248.6 248.1 248.9 251.3 252.3 251.8 250.9 249.2 247.8 247.3 247.7 248.2 246.5 245.9 246.3 247.9 248.6 247.9 247.7 247.1 247.8 247.0 245.2 243.6 243.4 243.8 244.1 244.0 242.6 241.5 242.4 34 Hudson Bay 250.0 248.8 249.8 253.2 254.4 254.4 254.4 250.1 248.3 250.9 252.1 253.2 249.8 248.0 246.9 249.4 251.2 251.2 250.8 250.6 251.0 249.4 245.8 242.8 241.1 241.6 243.1 244.0 242.8 241.7 242.7 36 Hudson Strait 254.7 254.6 252.1 253.5 254.2 254.1 251.8 251.3 251.2 249.9 248.5 251.4 252.2 252.8 252.5 253.7 253.2 251.6 252.6 253.1 257.2 251.4 250.7 251.1 249.9 252.1 255.8 256.4 252.2 250.4 253.3 98 Bering Strait 247.3 246.0 245.1 249.2 250.5 248.0 245.4 247.6 246.0 240.2 241.3 240.8 239.7 240.5 242.6 243.1 240.4 242.4 244.1 238.9 237.9 239.3 242.1 241.1 243.9 244.3 241.3 240.0 239.1 238.8 238.4 128 Arctic subocean 251.3 251.7 254.3 255.2 256.0 256.0 253.4 252.6 253.5 254.7 253.7 252.8 248.0 247.5 251.3 253.5 254.2 253.2 252.5 252.2 252.3 250.6 245.6 243.0 242.1 243.2 246.6 246.9 244.1 242.7 243.8 130 Chukchi Sea 248.6 247.6 245.5 249.5 251.8 249.9 246.4 248.3 245.5 240.7 243.8 243.3 241.7 242.3 244.6 245.1 242.3 244.3 246.2 241.1 239.2 240.8 243.0 242.9 244.4 244.9 240.7 239.4 239.3 239.3 239.1 132 Beaufort Sea 247.9 246.1 246.1 249.6 254.2 254.3 252.1 249.0 247.8 244.3 246.4 248.3 246.9 244.9 244.5 245.4 245.1 243.0 243.1 244.8 243.5 244.7 243.4 241.9 244.0 244.0 241.4 239.5 238.0 237.7 240.9 134 Arctic Archipelago 248.9 246.9 247.1 249.6 253.4 254.1 253.3 248.8 247.1 250.4 251.9 252.8 250.1 247.6 246.1 249.2 250.2 250.1 248.4 248.5 248.9 248.3 245.0 242.2 239.6 239.8 240.8 241.2 241.7 240.0 239.5 136 Foxe Basin 250.7 253.5 255.8 257.7 255.1 254.5 253.4 253.6 254.6 255.6 254.4 253.4 249.2 250.6 255.2 256.1 256.2 253.4 252.6 252.9 253.0 251.0 244.9 241.8 240.2 242.1 246.8 248.5 244.8 242.0 245.8 138 Baffin Bay 251.3 253.8 254.5 255.9 254.7 253.5 252.5 252.0 252.9 253.6 252.4 252.7 249.0 250.0 253.0 254.3 254.2 252.5 253.2 252.9 252.5 250.8 246.5 243.9 243.3 244.5 249.1 250.2 246.5 245.5 248.7 139 South Greenland 243.9 244.7 247.3 246.7 245.1 245.5 246.4 247.4 245.4 244.1 241.1 242.0 242.6 243.5 245.0 246.7 251.3 247.5 242.6 242.2 248.4 246.8 246.9 248.4 248.2 246.9 246.8 247.5 245.7 244.1 242.8 140 Greenland Sea 251.5 253.8 251.7 253.3 251.7 250.8 251.5 253.0 252.2 251.2 251.2 251.7 251.1 251.6 253.7 254.3 254.0 251.3 253.0 255.1 255.7 252.2 251.4 250.1 248.8 251.0 254.0 252.8 250.0 247.9 250.6 142 Norwegian Sea 240.0 240.6 244.5 243.4 241.3 240.7 242.1 242.5 240.5 239.8 235.4 235.4 236.1 237.8 239.6 237.8 243.4 241.2 236.5 235.3 242.3 244.3 243.1 246.0 246.1 243.0 243.9 244.2 240.2 238.6 239.8 144 Barents Sea 243.6 244.9 247.3 246.9 245.3 245.2 245.8 247.5 245.3 243.6 240.4 240.8 242.3 243.8 244.9 245.3 249.8 246.7 243.7 242.7 247.9 247.0 246.4 247.4 247.8 246.8 246.9 247.6 245.7 243.5 241.8 146 Kara Sea 250.2 250.6 251.7 253.4 253.6 253.6 253.6 250.8 250.1 251.6 251.5 251.5 249.2 248.6 249.2 251.8 252.9 252.1 251.6 251.2 252.6 250.2 246.6 244.5 243.0 244.0 246.1 246.8 245.2 243.4 244.1 148 Laptev Sea 247.5 245.7 247.4 250.7 252.6 251.1 249.2 246.9 244.5 242.7 244.2 245.3 244.1 242.6 241.9 242.8 243.0 242.8 243.8 243.8 243.6 244.3 243.0 241.3 242.1 241.7 240.2 239.3 238.5 238.6 240.3 150 East Siberian Sea 247.3 245.8 244.7 248.3 250.6 248.8 246.1 247.7 245.6 241.0 242.2 241.9 240.6 240.8 242.8 242.8 240.4 241.3 243.4 240.5 238.8 240.2 242.7 241.6 243.0 243.5 241.3 239.2 238.6 238.7 240.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 246.0 245.1 243.7 248.3 248.6 246.6 243.0 244.9 245.0 241.2 243.3 240.7 239.3 240.4 243.3 244.4 241.3 244.8 245.3 238.3 236.0 239.1 241.4 241.5 243.7 244.4 241.1 241.5 240.4 238.5 237.9 154 Southeast Bering Sea 246.0 243.0 243.6 249.6 248.1 245.3 243.5 244.8 244.8 242.3 242.5 239.8 239.0 239.8 242.5 243.4 241.0 247.6 246.3 238.2 236.1 239.7 241.0 241.9 245.3 245.8 241.4 242.6 243.2 237.9 237.7