As of day 167, Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is the 2nd Highest Ever to Date. About 740,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
2013 is only 80,000 sq km below 2010’s record setting pace at this time of year.
2013 has been near the top (and at the top a few times) for almost the whole year.
Year to date Average Anomaly.
| Year | Anomaly (sq km) |
| 2008 | 1,046,067 |
| 2013 | 739,519 |
| 2003 | 570,989 |
| 2009 | 552,732 |
| 1995 | 432,394 |
| 2004 | 387,678 |
| 1996 | 374,938 |
| 1982 | 366,665 |
| 2012 | 358,182 |
| 1979 | 358,136 |
| 2001 | 330,085 |
| 1994 | 231,045 |
| 2000 | 115,501 |
| 2010 | 111,973 |
| 1991 | 65,702 |
| 1999 | -10,885 |
| 2005 | -11,755 |
| 1998 | -85,423 |
| 1987 | -118,745 |
| 1990 | -142,884 |
| 1989 | -150,083 |
| 1986 | -254,084 |
| 1985 | -282,650 |
| 1983 | -293,218 |
| 2007 | -321,231 |
| 1993 | -342,327 |
| 1992 | -347,919 |
| 1988 | -436,182 |
| 1984 | -445,304 |
| 2002 | -447,486 |
| 2011 | -454,881 |
| 1997 | -455,518 |
| 1981 | -621,690 |
| 2006 | -672,176 |
| 1980 | -923,472 |
sunshine hours 
send in the icebreakers…we just cannot have this,…. the ’cause’ might be in trouble! /sarc…