2013 Arctic Sea Ice has increased by .96 million sq km since Jan 1 according to NOAA.
That is the 2nd largest increase ever for this day 17.
Year | Start Day | Last Day | Starting Ice Extent | Ice Extent Today | New Ice |
1993 | 1 | 17 | 14.026 | 15.056 | 1.03 |
2013 | 1 | 17 | 12.897 | 13.86 | 0.963 |
1986 | 1 | 17 | 13.997 | 14.926 | 0.929 |
2003 | 1 | 17 | 13.615 | 14.538 | 0.923 |
2009 | 1 | 17 | 13.138 | 14.039 | 0.901 |
1985 | 2 | 18 | 14.025 | 14.839 | 0.814 |
1991 | 1 | 17 | 13.607 | 14.401 | 0.794 |
2002 | 1 | 17 | 13.544 | 14.323 | 0.779 |
1997 | 1 | 17 | 13.607 | 14.38 | 0.773 |
2000 | 1 | 17 | 13.403 | 14.174 | 0.771 |
2001 | 1 | 17 | 13.435 | 14.193 | 0.758 |
1983 | 1 | 17 | 14.233 | 14.989 | 0.756 |
1989 | 1 | 17 | 14.228 | 14.982 | 0.754 |
1980 | 1 | 17 | 14.191 | 14.941 | 0.75 |
1982 | 2 | 18 | 14.46 | 15.186 | 0.726 |
1981 | 1 | 17 | 14.259 | 14.95 | 0.691 |
1998 | 1 | 17 | 13.996 | 14.683 | 0.687 |
1994 | 1 | 17 | 14.068 | 14.751 | 0.683 |
2008 | 1 | 17 | 13.155 | 13.83 | 0.675 |
2005 | 1 | 17 | 13.119 | 13.769 | 0.65 |
2010 | 1 | 17 | 13.133 | 13.757 | 0.624 |
1987 | 2 | 18 | 14.285 | 14.902 | 0.617 |
1999 | 1 | 17 | 13.789 | 14.375 | 0.586 |
2007 | 1 | 17 | 13.076 | 13.66 | 0.584 |
2004 | 1 | 17 | 13.486 | 14.054 | 0.568 |
1995 | 1 | 17 | 14.111 | 14.65 | 0.539 |
2011 | 2 | 17 | 12.895 | 13.419 | 0.524 |
1992 | 1 | 17 | 14.038 | 14.541 | 0.503 |
1990 | 1 | 17 | 14.255 | 14.682 | 0.427 |
1996 | 1 | 17 | 13.766 | 14.18 | 0.414 |
2006 | 1 | 17 | 13.116 | 13.41 | 0.294 |
2012 | 1 | 17 | 13.369 | 13.569 | 0.2 |
1984 | 2 | 18 | 14.087 | 14.249 | 0.162 |
1988 | 14 | 17 | 14.828 | 14.978 | 0.15 |
Is there any significance to this – or just trivia?
In 2010 and 2012 in Apr/May maximum ice was at or slightly above the long term average. It was ignored. I don’t plan to ignore it.