MASIE and NSIDC are two different sea ice indexes. The difference between the two methodologies is here.

Ron Clutz reminded me that MASIE’s records are different than NSIDC.  (MASIE data is only back to 2006)

The only record 2016 holds (so far) is earliest maximum. 2016 has the 4th lowest maximum behind 2006, 2007 and 2015.

MASIE records:

Lowest Minimum 3368882.08 2012
Highest Minimum 5640540.95 2006
Lowest day of Minimum 254 2009
Highest day of Minimum 267 2006
Lowest Maximum 14663037.37 2006
Highest Maximum 15821891.32 2012
Lowest day of Maximum 61 2016
Highest day of Maximum 82 2012