A quick update for sea ice extent:
- Global Sea Ice is only 25,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 0.135% below the mean.
- Antarctic Sea Ice is 716,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 22.5% above the mean.
- Arctic Sea Ice is 741,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 4.8% below the mean .
Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.