52nd Daily Record of Year for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent on Sept 20th

Sept 20th (Day 263) Antarctic Sea Ice Extent set its 52nd daily record for the year. (12th in a row) Of course Antarctic Sea Ice hit an all-time record on the 14th.

Antarctic Sea Ice gained 31,000 sq km on day 263. It also looks like there is a decent chance of a new all-time record on day 264 or day 265. 2012 had a double peak.

Click graph for bigger. Data is here.

 

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