A quick update for sea ice extent:
- Global Sea Ice is 357,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
- Antarctic Sea Ice is 730,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. For 2014, that is 77 days out of 77 in the Top 5. Day 77 was 3rd highest for that day.
- Arctic Sea Ice is only 373,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 43,000 sq km inside the one standard deviation mark.
Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.


