Despite a big drop a few days ago Antarctica is still trying to set a new record. And the Arctic didn’t melt for 1 day … again.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 199 of 2014

• Global Sea Ice Extent is -488,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 25 for the day.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 898,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 2 for the day.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -1,386,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 32 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.