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Sea Ice Update March 16 2014 – No Data From NSIDC

Published on March 16, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

NSIDC has not updated their sea ice data for 2 days. I’m not sure what is going on. St Patrick’s Day Holiday Weekend? 🙂

Temperatures north of 80 have been yo-yoing up and down and currently are near “normal” according to DMI.

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Climbs 335,000 sq km in 3 Days – Avoids Being 3rd Lowest Maximum

Published on March 14, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

The 3 lowest maximums for Arctic Sea Ice are:

2011 14.67084 million sq km
2006 14.73298
2007 14.78963

On March 6 the the Extent was 14.75613, which would have made it the 3rd lowest, replacing 2007. Arctic Extent fell to 14.52475 on March 10th. Since then it has rebounded by 335,000 sq km, guaranteeing it won’t go any lower than 4th lowest maximum. Of course it could keep climbing. It may even get within one standard deviation again.

It is only day 72 in the Arctic. The latest maximum was day 90 in 2010. The earliest maximum was on day 52 in 1987 which was the 6th highest maximum.

Sea Ice Update March 13 2014 – Global Sea Ice Is Normal / Antarctic 4th Highest / Arctic Up 250,000 km in 2 days

Published on March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is only 152,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 0.8% abovethe mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice is 806,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 22% above the mean and 4th highest in the satellite era.
Arctic Sea Ice is 654,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 4.2% below the mean . Arctic Sea Ice rose 250,000 sq km in 2 days.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update March 7 2014 – Global Sea Ice Ice 194,000 sq km Above Mean

Published on March 7, 2014 by sunshinehours12 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is 194,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 1% above the mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice is 835,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 25.6% above the mean.
Arctic Sea Ice is 640,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 4.2% below the mean .

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update March 5 2014 – Global Sea Ice Is Normal

Published on March 5, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is only 25,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 0.135% below the mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice is 716,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 22.5% above the mean.
Arctic Sea Ice is 741,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 4.8% below the mean .

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update March 3rd 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice Extent 23% above normal

Published on March 3, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is only 77,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 0.4% below the mean. Global Sea Ice has been within one standard deviation of the 1981-2010 mean since July 25 2013
Antarctic Sea Ice is 704,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 22.9% above the mean. Day 51 was the 4th highest minimum. Nov 20 2011 was the last time Antarctic Sea Ice was below one standard deviation.
Arctic Sea Ice is 781,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 5% below the mean .

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update February 28 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice Extent 24% above normal

Published on February 28, 2014 by sunshinehours12 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is only 50,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 0.3% below the mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice is 720,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 24% above the mean. I’m pretty sure day 51 was minimum. Extent is 170,000 above what it was on Day 51. That would be the 4th highest minimum of all time!
Arctic Sea Ice is 769,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 5% below the mean .

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update February 22 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Still 22.5% Above The Mean

Published on February 22, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is 98,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 0.54% below the mean. Daring to use an unpopular word, Global Sea Ice Extent is normal.
Antarctic Sea Ice is 647,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 22.5% above the mean. Antarctic Sea Ice Extent rose 13,500 sq km in the last day.
Arctic Sea Ice is 745,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 4.86% below the mean . Arctic Sea Ice Extent has risen 280,000 sq km in last 3 days.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

DMI Says It is getting Colder in the Arctic. 15C colder Than Just a Few Days Ago.

Published on February 21, 2014February 21, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

DMI says it is getting colder in the Arctic. 15C colder. Yes, it is still higher than average. (Green is the mean)

A few days ago the Arctic was lowest for the day. Now it is 4th lowest.

Sea Ice Update February 20 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Still 23% above normal

Published on February 20, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is 149,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 0.8% below the mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice is 671,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 23% above the mean. Antarctic Sea Ice Extent fell 40,000 sq km. and hast not reach minimum yet.
Arctic Sea Ice is 820,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 5.4% below the mean . That is 4th lowest for this day.