Arctic Sea Ice Extent Sep 03 2014 – -992,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 245. Data here.
Click on the graph for full size to make the minimums easier to read. 2014 is on there, but I suspect it will change.
Month: September 2014
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Sep 02 2014 – 846,000 sq km above Normal
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Sep 02 2014 – 846,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 244. Data here.
In case you are wondering, 2014 is slightly above 2013.
MASIE Arctic Sep 2 2014 – Melting Has Stopped For 2 Days
Sep 2 2014 MASIE Update – Melting has stopped for 2 days
Data here. Click for bigger.
| Region | 157 days ago | End | Last 156 | Last 28 | Last 14 | Last 7 | Last 3 | Last 1 |
| Chukchi Sea | 966,006 | 310,781 | -655,225 | -272,835 | -140,273 | -94,780 | -35,052 | -14,128 |
| Hudson Bay | 1,260,903 | 27,437 | -1,233,467 | -118,835 | -48,542 | -22,301 | -14,827 | -11,324 |
| Kara Sea | 933,859 | 126,637 | -807,222 | -156,230 | -50,304 | -37,917 | -10,217 | -4,768 |
| Laptev Sea | 897,845 | 23,968 | -873,876 | -174,345 | -14,258 | 4,246 | -1,189 | -3,104 |
| Barents Sea | 645,917 | 137,333 | -508,584 | 47,041 | 23,606 | 75 | 1,513 | -2,023 |
| Central Arctic | 3,221,921 | 3,014,929 | -206,992 | -183,800 | -33,133 | 23,529 | 13,836 | -348 |
| Bering Sea | 697,324 | 0 | -697,324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltic Sea | 15,337 | 0 | -15,337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea of Okhotsk | 853,240 | 0 | -853,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Sea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence | 1,688,530 | 18,220 | -1,670,310 | -40,563 | 8,444 | 798 | 3,767 | 741 |
| Beaufort Sea | 1,070,445 | 719,419 | -351,026 | -131,590 | -21,198 | 7,301 | 1,100 | 1,485 |
| Greenland Sea | 603,416 | 216,699 | -386,716 | -129,315 | -34,501 | -29,130 | -9,463 | 2,347 |
| East Siberian Sea | 1,087,137 | 544,936 | -542,201 | -341,332 | -69,682 | -1,791 | 17,434 | 5,595 |
| Canadian Archipelago | 853,214 | 522,941 | -330,273 | -136,823 | 2,661 | 8,992 | 13,815 | 27,523 |
| Northern Hemisphere (Total) | 14,805,115 | 5,664,444 | -9,140,671 | -1,638,628 | -377,181 | -140,980 | -19,281 | 1,996 |
| NH (Average Loss per Day) | -58,221 | -58,522 | -26,942 | -20,140 | -6,427 | 1,996 |
NOAA – 114 Low Max Records Broken and 51 Tied From Aug 25 to Aug 31. Some records broken by 11F
114 Low Max Records Broken and 51 Tied From Aug 25 to Aug 31 according to the NOAA.
A “Low Max” means that the maximum temperatures for the day was the lowest it has ever been. This indicates daytime cooling.
Below is a screenshot showing location and the biggest difference between old record and new record.
The list is just the ones I could capture in a screenshot.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Sep 02 2014 – -985,000 sq km below Normal
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Sep 02 2014 – -985,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 244. Data here.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Sep 01 2014 – 924,000 sq km above Normal
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Sep 01 2014 – 924,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 243. Data here.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Sep 01 2014 – Still 1.7 million sq km Higher Than 2012
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Sep 01 2014 – -1,005,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 243. Data here.
1.7 million sq km higher than 2012 for the same day. 1 million higher than 2011. 1 million higher than 2007 … etc etc
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