February 2016 – sunshine hours

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 59 – 2016

Published on February 29, 2016February 29, 2016 by sunshinehours12 Comments

The Arctic needs 70,000 sq km to avoid setting a record for lowest maximum. It has gained 380,000 sq km in last 6 days.

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 58 – 2016

Published on February 28, 2016February 28, 2016 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 57 – 2016

Published on February 27, 2016February 27, 2016 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

The Arctic needs 177,000 sq km to avoid setting a record for lowest maximum. It has gained 279,000 sq km in last 4 days.

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 56 – 2016

Published on February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 by sunshinehours11 Comment

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 55 – 2016

Published on February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

After 15 days setting daily records for lowest arctic sea ice, it is now just slightly higher than 2006.

The arctic needs to be gain 289,000 sq km to avoid a record of lowest maximum.

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 54 – 2016

Published on February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 52- 2016

Published on February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 51 – 2016

Published on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016 by sunshinehours11 Comment

You might be wondering which year is the 3rd year at the bottom of today’s global graph. It is 2006.

MASIE versus NSIDC – Day 50 – 2016

Published on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 by sunshinehours17 Comments

I explained the difference between MASIE and NSIDC here.

I still don’t understand why the divergence over time is in one direction only.

The latest graph (showing that as time has passed NOAA’s data is showing less and less ice compared to MASIE) is below.

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 50 – 2016

Published on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Update: Missed a few days. My advice … don’t get the flu.

A new global lowest minimum record has been set: 16.709 million sq km on day 48.

(This post is using day 50 data for the graphs. I missed day 48))

The previous global lowest minimum record was from 2006 at 16.766 million sq km. on day 30.

The Arctic may also set a record for lowest maximum unless 330,00 sq km of ice can be found.