August 23 (Day 235) saw the 28th Daily Record of the Year for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent. This was the 5th record in a row.

2013 now holds 3rd place for the Number of Daily Records in a year. (It was tied yesterday)

Year	No of Records
2008	125
2010	111
2013	28
2006	27
2012	27
2007	21
2009	8
2004	5
1998	4
2000	4
2005	3
1979	2
1980	1

Click graph for bigger. Data is here.