Category: Antarctic Sea Ice Extent

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 16 2014 – 1,271,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 227. Data here.

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,354,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. 148th daily record.

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,187,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.

In 2010 (green line) , despite smashing previous records, the sea ice tailed away to normal levels. And in 2013 (black line), sea ice went on to break 2012’s record and then broke it again and again until it peaked on Sep 30.

So I make no predictions.

 

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,233,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 145th daily record for 2014.

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,239,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 144th daily record for 2014.

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,221,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. 143rd daily record.

 

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,274,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 142nd daily record for 2014.

Amazing climb has resumed. 180,000 sq km in last two days.  300,000 sq km above previous record for the same day in 2010.

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,235,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 141st daily record for 2014.

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,223,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. 140th daily record.

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,357,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 139th daily record for 2014.

A pause after a huge jump. Those pauses are not unusual as you can see from the 2013 record breaking run (the black line).