Category: Antarctic Sea Ice

On this day in 2002 global sea ice was at 23.7 million sq km. In 2014 on the same day global sea ice is at 25.6 million sq km. That is a 1.9 million sq km increase.

You have to go back to 1999 to have more global sea ice than in 2014 on this day.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 164 of 2014

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 609,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 7 for the day.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,184,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -576,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 31 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

 

Arctic Sea Ice Within One Standard Deviation of ‘Normal’ and 600,000 sq km higher than 2010.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 162 of 2014:

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 711,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 5 for the day.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,168,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -457,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 30 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

 

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 161 of 2014:

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 678,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 5 for the day.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,157,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -480,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 30 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

 

Arctic Sea Ice actually rose from day 156 to 158 and it is still higher on day 159 than day 156. A strange turn of events that is not terribly common at this time of year.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 159 of 2014:

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 849,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 3 for the day.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,268,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -419,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 29 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 153 of 2014:

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 704,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,214,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.  90th daily record for 2014.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -511,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

 

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 153 of 2014:

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 824,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,221,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -397,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 152 of 2014:

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 766,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 4 for the day.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,212,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -447,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 31 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.  

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 151 of 2014:

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 767,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,233,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. 84th daily record.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -466,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here.

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A quick update for sea ice extent for day 149 of 2014:

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 639,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,150,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -511,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here.

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A quick update for sea ice extent for day 147 of 2014:

• Global Sea Ice Extent is 721,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Big drop over the last few days because Antarctica slowed down.
• Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,214,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. 80th daily record for 2014.
• Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -493,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here.

Graphs below. Click for bigger.