Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Arctic 2015 Records

Arctic 2015 Set one all-time record. It was 4th lowest average anomaly.

Lowest Minimum 3.34 2012
Highest Minimum 7.533 1980
Lowest day of Minimum 245 1987
Highest day of Minimum 265 1989
Lowest Maximum 14.595 2015
Highest Maximum 16.635 1979
Lowest day of Maximum 52 1987
Highest day of Maximum 90 1995

Year Min Max day of Max day of Min Avg Anomaly
1979 6.895 16.635 60 264 0.69
1980 7.533 16.302 65 249 0.7
1981 6.902 15.801 73 253 0.5
1982 7.16 16.325 58 256 0.81
1983 7.204 16.412 73 251 0.7
1984 6.396 15.809 78 260 0.27
1985 6.486 16.163 76 252 0.36
1986 7.122 16.158 69 249 0.57
1987 6.89 16.293 52 245 0.62
1988 7.048 16.309 70 255 0.53
1989 6.888 15.766 65 265 0.33
1990 6.011 16.249 71 264 0.06
1991 6.259 15.647 56 259 0.11
1992 7.159 15.576 72 251 0.47
1993 6.161 16.048 72 256 0.29
1994 6.934 15.77 52 248 0.38
1995 5.99 15.384 90 250 -0.22
1996 7.147 15.484 52 254 0.2
1997 6.602 15.684 79 246 0.03
1998 6.293 16.07 56 260 0.12
1999 5.676 15.627 89 255 0.06
2000 5.943 15.498 63 255 -0.13
2001 6.567 15.742 63 262 -0.04
2002 5.625 15.624 68 261 -0.27
2003 5.969 15.629 79 260 -0.24
2004 5.77 15.3 70 262 -0.4
2005 5.314 14.993 68 263 -0.73
2006 5.746 14.777 70 257 -0.86
2007 4.147 14.842 69 257 -1.16
2008 4.548 15.354 58 262 -0.66
2009 5.047 15.195 61 255 -0.7
2010 4.59 15.351 90 262 -0.92
2011 4.333 14.704 66 251 -1.15
2012 3.34 15.307 78 260 -1.23
2013 5.04 15.196 73 256 -0.74
2014 4.988 15.007 79 259 -0.84
2015 4.341 14.595 53 251 -1.05

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