21st Daily Record in a Row for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent (and 75th in total)

October 18th  (Day 291) saw the 21st Daily Record for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent in a row! It was also the 75th daily record for 2013.

Year No of Daily Records
2008 125
2010 107
2013 75
2007 21
2006 8
2009 8
2012 8
2000 4
2004 3
2005 3
1979 2
1998 2

There are only 73 days left in the year so I’m not sure if 2013 can set a record for most daily records. It has a chance at coming 2nd. And considering how far above the previous years records (400,000 sq km) anything could happen.

Click graph for bigger. Data is here.

Antarctic_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2013_Day_291_1981-2010

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