Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 30 2014 – 959,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 241. Data here.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 30 2014 – Drifting Towards 1 Standard Deviation
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 30 2014 – -1,022,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 241. Data here.
Sea Ice Data is late today – Aug 30 2014
Global Sea Ice Extent Aug 29 2014 – 0.4% Below ‘Normal’
Global Sea Ice Extent Aug 29 2014 – -98,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 240. Data here.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 29 2014 – Flattening Out
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 29 2014 – -1,068,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 240. Data here.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 29 2014 – The Big U Continues
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 29 2014 – 970,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 240. Data here.
After falling below 2013’s record setting pace for a few days, 2014 is now back in daily record territory. 159th daily record for the year.
MASIE Arctic Aug 29 2014 – Smallish Melt – Central Arctic Up
Aug 29 2014 MASIE Update – Smallish Melt – Central Arctic Up
Data here. Click for bigger.
| Region | 153 days ago | End | Last 152 | Last 28 | Last 14 | Last 7 | Last 3 | Last 1 |
| East Siberian Sea | 1,087,137 | 526,531 | -560,606 | -403,086 | -135,058 | -57,657 | -20,196 | -9,184 |
| Kara Sea | 933,859 | 141,560 | -792,300 | -208,394 | -61,807 | -19,750 | -22,995 | -9,136 |
| Hudson Bay | 1,260,903 | 42,660 | -1,218,243 | -126,611 | -50,283 | -7,223 | -7,078 | -8,785 |
| Barents Sea | 645,917 | 146,158 | -499,759 | 53,791 | 35,795 | 22,362 | 8,900 | -5,406 |
| Greenland Sea | 603,416 | 237,962 | -365,454 | -114,575 | -42,848 | -16,280 | -7,868 | -5,337 |
| Beaufort Sea | 1,070,445 | 719,292 | -351,153 | -127,641 | -57,714 | 14,690 | 7,173 | -3,917 |
| Laptev Sea | 897,845 | 23,140 | -874,705 | -224,482 | -37,409 | 4,939 | 3,417 | -1,987 |
| Chukchi Sea | 966,006 | 369,392 | -596,614 | -237,721 | -129,618 | -45,495 | -36,169 | -426 |
| Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence | 1,688,530 | 14,444 | -1,674,087 | -62,523 | -465 | 4,183 | -2,978 | 0 |
| Bering Sea | 697,324 | 0 | -697,324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltic Sea | 15,337 | 0 | -15,337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea of Okhotsk | 853,240 | 0 | -853,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Sea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canadian Archipelago | 853,214 | 512,969 | -340,245 | -176,859 | -25,011 | -4,652 | -980 | 7,418 |
| Central Arctic | 3,221,921 | 2,991,393 | -230,528 | -215,618 | -101,321 | -33,385 | -7 | 9,660 |
| Northern Hemisphere (Total) | 14,805,115 | 5,726,644 | -9,078,471 | -1,843,719 | -605,737 | -138,268 | -78,780 | -27,101 |
| NH (Average Loss per Day) | -59,336 | -65,847 | -43,267 | -19,753 | -26,260 | -27,101 |
MASIE Arctic Aug 28 2014 – Last 7 Days Up and Down – Barents Sea Unusual
Aug 28 2014 MASIE Update – The last 7 days have been up and down. 6 regions gained over last day (see at bottom) and 5 of those have a positive change over 3 days.
Data here. Click for bigger.
See how bizarre the Barents Sea is compare to previous 4 years.:
| Region | 152 days ago | End | Last 151 | Last 28 | Last 14 | Last 7 | Last 3 | Last 1 |
| Kara Sea | 933,859 | 150,696 | -783,163 | -197,441 | -56,246 | -6,863 | -15,760 | -7,781 |
| East Siberian Sea | 1,087,137 | 535,715 | -551,422 | -399,480 | -160,613 | -52,800 | -24,345 | -5,451 |
| Chukchi Sea | 966,006 | 369,819 | -596,188 | -243,128 | -135,602 | -55,842 | -35,034 | -3,888 |
| Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence | 1,688,530 | 14,444 | -1,674,087 | -62,007 | -6,262 | 4,287 | 4,201 | -2,470 |
| Greenland Sea | 603,416 | 243,299 | -360,116 | -113,522 | -36,738 | -5,499 | -2,979 | -136 |
| Bering Sea | 697,324 | 0 | -697,324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltic Sea | 15,337 | 0 | -15,337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea of Okhotsk | 853,240 | 0 | -853,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Sea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canadian Archipelago | 853,214 | 505,552 | -347,663 | -189,321 | -47,791 | -5,478 | -9,943 | 1,398 |
| Central Arctic | 3,221,921 | 2,981,734 | -240,188 | -228,505 | -136,325 | -47,407 | 1,203 | 2,145 |
| Beaufort Sea | 1,070,445 | 723,209 | -347,236 | -115,035 | -66,257 | 19,482 | 11,937 | 5,847 |
| Hudson Bay | 1,260,903 | 51,445 | -1,209,458 | -113,934 | -41,690 | -7,698 | 1,707 | 6,169 |
| Barents Sea | 645,917 | 151,565 | -494,353 | 67,628 | 39,410 | 42,304 | 19,985 | 7,908 |
| Laptev Sea | 897,845 | 25,126 | -872,718 | -236,263 | -53,555 | 6,063 | 3,703 | 9,965 |
| Northern Hemisphere (Total) | 14,805,115 | 5,753,745 | -9,051,370 | -1,831,007 | -701,669 | -109,452 | -45,325 | 13,705 |
| NH (Average Loss per Day) | -59,548 | -65,393 | -50,119 | -15,636 | -15,108 | 13,705 |
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 28 2014 – U turn?
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 28 2014 – 892,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 239. Data here.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 28 2014 – Highest In Last 8 Years
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 28 2014 – -1,075,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 239. Data here.
2006 was the last time Arctic Sea Ice Extent was higher for day 239.
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