Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is even more on track to have the highest minimum in the modern satellite era.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent as of Jan 30 2014 was 950,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean and 220,000 sq km above 2008.
950,000 sq km above normal is 26% above normal. Day 30 was the 13th daily record of the year.
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The 11th daily record for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent in 2014 was set yesterday on Jan 22 (Day 22). The old record was from 2008.
The old record was broken by 184,000 sq km. Sea Ice is 940,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
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Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is very much on track to have the highest minimum in the modern satellite era.
The highest minimum was in 2008 at 3.69176 million sq km on day 51, The 2nd highest was in 2013 at 3.65040 million sq km on day 50.
The earliest minimum was day 43 in 1994. And the latest minimum was day 65 in 1986.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent as of Jan 27 2014 was 1 million sq km above the 1981-2010 mean and 160,000 sq km above 2008.
Day 27 was the 10th daily record of the year.
A quick update for sea ice extent:
Global Sea Ice is 560,000 sq km above normal.
Antarctic Sea Ice is at record levels for this day and on track to possibly break the record for highest minimum.
Arctic Sea Ice has just crossed the one standard deviation line for the first time this year.
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The 7th daily record for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent in 2014 was set yesterday on Jan 24 (Day 24). The old record was from 2008.
The old record was broken by 85,000 sq km. Sea Ice is 1.12 million sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
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The 5th daily record for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent in 2014 was set yesterday on Jan 22 (Day 22). The old record was from 2008.
The old record was broken by 100,000 sq km. Sea Ice is 1.2 million sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
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The 4th daily record for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent in 2014 was set yesterday on Jan 21 (Day 21). The old record was from 2008.
The old record was broken by 19,000 sq km. Sea Ice is 1.15 million sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
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The 3rd daily record for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent in 2014 was set yesterday on Jan 17 (Day 17). The old record was from 2008.
The old record was broken by 31,220 sq km.
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The 2nd daily record for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent in 2014 was set yesterday on Jan 16 (Day 16). The old record was from 2008.
The old record was broken by 12,080 sq km.
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The 1st daily record for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent in 2014 was set yesterday on day 15. The old record was from 2008.
The old record was broken by 26,500 sq km.
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