The melting of the Arctic Sea Ice may be over. Here are some stats for NSIDC Extent. The stats for 2013 could change.
Lowest Minimum 3.36973 2012
Highest Minimum 7.52476 1980
Lowest day of Minimum 245 1987
Highest day of Minimum 265 1989 and 2005
Lowest Maximum 14.67084 2011
Highest Maximum 16.56457 1979
Lowest day of Maximum 52 1987
Highest day of Maximum 90 2010
| Year | Min | Max | day of Max | day of Min |
| 2013 | 5.07939 | 15.16969 | 73 | 252 |
| 2012 | 3.36973 | 15.25102 | 64 | 260 |
| 2011 | 4.33028 | 14.67084 | 66 | 251 |
| 2010 | 4.59918 | 15.28449 | 90 | 262 |
| 2009 | 5.05488 | 15.16275 | 61 | 255 |
| 2008 | 4.55469 | 15.30522 | 58 | 262 |
| 2007 | 4.1607 | 14.78963 | 69 | 257 |
| 2006 | 5.74877 | 14.73298 | 70 | 257 |
| 2005 | 5.31832 | 14.94615 | 71 | 265 |
| 2004 | 5.77608 | 15.25548 | 70 | 263 |
| 2003 | 5.97198 | 15.58678 | 80 | 260 |
| 2002 | 5.62456 | 15.57345 | 68 | 256 |
| 2001 | 6.56774 | 15.66664 | 63 | 262 |
| 2000 | 5.9442 | 15.44482 | 63 | 255 |
| 1999 | 5.68009 | 15.55755 | 89 | 255 |
| 1998 | 6.29922 | 16.02091 | 56 | 260 |
| 1997 | 6.61353 | 15.63647 | 79 | 246 |
| 1996 | 7.15283 | 15.42074 | 52 | 254 |
| 1995 | 5.98945 | 15.32238 | 59 | 252 |
| 1994 | 6.92645 | 15.72226 | 61 | 248 |
| 1993 | 6.15699 | 16.00491 | 72 | 249 |
| 1992 | 7.16324 | 15.53258 | 72 | 251 |
| 1991 | 6.26027 | 15.58803 | 56 | 259 |
| 1990 | 6.0191 | 16.21077 | 71 | 264 |
| 1989 | 6.88931 | 15.72295 | 65 | 265 |
| 1988 | 7.04905 | 16.24163 | 70 | 255 |
| 1987 | 6.89159 | 16.21724 | 52 | 245 |
| 1986 | 7.12351 | 16.11934 | 69 | 249 |
| 1985 | 6.4799 | 16.11716 | 76 | 250 |
| 1984 | 6.39916 | 15.76157 | 78 | 260 |
| 1983 | 7.19145 | 16.33207 | 73 | 251 |
| 1982 | 7.15423 | 16.27475 | 58 | 256 |
| 1981 | 6.88784 | 15.71365 | 73 | 253 |
| 1980 | 7.52476 | 16.25042 | 65 | 249 |
| 1979 | 6.89236 | 16.56457 | 60 | 264 |
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Got it. Thanks. Now I’m going to do some graphing!
Thanks for the dataset.
I did a quick analysis for correlation between length of melt season and extent of ice loss.
The average melt season is 188 days and average ice extent loss is 9.55 M Sq. Km.
But the r correlation between the two arrays comes out at 0.0485, virtually nil.
Something other than length of melt season causes variation in ice extent loss.