Global Sea Ice Extent is  288,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Still higher than any year (for day 217) since 2000.

These years had less global sea ice at the same day: 1985 1986 1990 1991 1993 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013