Tag: Global Sea Ice Extent

It appears the Arctic set a new record for lowest maximum on day 60. 38,000 sq km lower than 2015.

(However it is possible that could change)

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We can be pretty sure the Antarctic minimum was set on day 48. It was the 9th lowest.

But that doesn’t mean much. 2011 was the 3rd lowest and then records for maximum were set in 2012,2013 and 2014.

Year	Min	Max	day of Max	day of Min	Avg Anomaly
1997	2.264	18.792	265	58	-0.241
1993	2.281	18.71	263	50	-0.209
2011	2.319	18.954	266	53	-0.131
1984	2.383	18.378	266	58	-0.166
2006	2.487	19.36	264	51	-0.17
1992	2.492	18.467	255	54	-0.22
1980	2.527	19.092	267	57	-0.379
1991	2.554	18.671	273	58	-0.086
2016	2.578	Still to be set	Still to be set	48
2000	2.582	19.159	272	49	0.129
1996	2.597	18.831	267	56	0.151
1985	2.602	18.933	254	50	-0.006
1988	2.639	18.785	277	55	-0.121
2009	2.671	19.299	267	53	0.417
1981	2.695	18.86	261	51	-0.199
2002	2.697	18.116	252	51	-0.41
1999	2.707	18.981	273	51	0.129
1989	2.723	18.274	266	51	-0.205
2007	2.723	19.086	272	50	0.056
1998	2.772	19.244	258	56	0.107
1990	2.784	18.379	273	53	-0.221
2005	2.804	19.295	272	49	0.063
2010	2.842	18.998	249	47	0.476
1983	2.847	18.811	263	55	-0.245
1982	2.893	18.551	246	52	0.019
1979	2.915	18.368	256	48	0.08
1986	2.954	18.027	261	65	-0.545
1987	3.016	18.524	258	52	-0.185
1994	3.083	18.827	243	43	0.145
2012	3.111	19.478	266	54	0.386
2004	3.259	19.124	252	51	0.343
1995	3.33	18.736	269	55	0.172
2001	3.441	18.494	271	50	0.041
2015	3.532	18.874	275	49	0.748
2014	3.548	20.201	263	52	1.145
2003	3.626	18.68	268	48	0.339
2013	3.679	19.608	274	50	0.892
2008	3.692	18.298	247	51	0.621

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The Arctic needs 40,000 sq km to avoid setting a record for lowest maximum.

The earliest day of maximum is 52 in 1987,1994 and 1996.

The latest day of maximum is 90 in 1995 and 2010.

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The Arctic needs 70,000 sq km to avoid setting a record for lowest maximum. It has gained 380,000 sq km in last 6 days.

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The Arctic needs 177,000 sq km to avoid setting a record for lowest maximum. It has gained 279,000 sq km in last 4 days.

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After 15 days setting daily records for lowest arctic sea ice, it is now just slightly higher than 2006.

The arctic needs to be gain 289,000 sq km to avoid a record of lowest maximum.

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