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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 258 – 2016

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Its not unusual for there to be deep drops in Antarctic Sea Ice after a peak … but this is a big one.

Of course the peaking of the AMO might have something to do with it.

The first graph is just for day 258.

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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 257 – 2016

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Arctic in 2016 is almost 1,000,000 sq km more than 2012. And 200,000 sq km more than 2007.

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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 255 – 2016

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Arctic may have reached minimum for 2016 a few days ago.

 

Year Min Max dayMax dayMin Avg Anomaly
2012 3.34 15.307 78 260 -1.233799915421
2016 4.083 14.576 81 251
2007 4.147 14.842 69 257 -1.160461206774
2011 4.333 14.704 66 251 -1.151061206774
2015 4.387 14.554 53 251 -1.068740658829
2008 4.548 15.354 58 262 -0.662051281541
2010 4.59 15.351 90 262 -0.923165316363
2014 4.988 15.007 79 259 -0.844061206774
2013 5.04 15.196 73 256 -0.737442028692
2009 5.047 15.195 61 255 -0.702587234171
2005 5.314 14.993 68 263 -0.727581754719
2002 5.625 15.624 68 261 -0.27169134376
1999 5.676 15.627 89 255 0.05690865624
2006 5.746 14.777 70 257 -0.861943398555
2004 5.77 15.3 70 262 -0.399463849847
2000 5.943 15.498 63 255 -0.131723412688
2003 5.969 15.629 79 260 -0.237335179377
1990 6.011 16.249 71 264 0.059283998705
1995 6.012 15.384 90 247 -0.219447508144
1993 6.161 16.048 72 256 0.288494957609
1991 6.259 15.647 56 259 0.114700437062
1998 6.293 16.07 56 260 0.122823724733
1984 6.396 15.809 78 260 0.272841947825
1985 6.486 16.163 76 252 0.357959847693
2001 6.567 15.742 63 262 -0.034540658829
1997 6.602 15.684 79 246 0.033056601445
1989 6.888 15.766 65 265 0.332297697336
1987 6.89 16.293 52 245 0.613975225596
1979 6.895 16.635 60 264 0.689988773313
1981 6.902 15.801 73 253 0.49516345076
1994 6.934 15.77 52 248 0.376760711034
1988 7.048 16.309 70 255 0.534692920098
1986 7.122 16.158 69 249 0.568586738431
1996 7.147 15.484 52 254 0.200888609169
1992 7.159 15.576 72 251 0.470582598241
1982 7.16 16.325 58 256 0.810824861467
1983 7.204 16.412 73 251 0.696560711034
1980 7.533 16.302 65 249 0.694625094596

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