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Sea Ice Update May 9 2014 – Antarctic 61st Daily Record of 2014 – Global Sea Ice 824,000 sq km Above Normal

Published on May 9, 2014 by sunshinehours12 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 127 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 824,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,458,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -634,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here.

Graphs below. (The big view for a change) Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update May 7 2014 – Antarctic 59th Daily Record of 2014 – Global Sea Ice 861,000 sq km Above Normal

Published on May 7, 2014May 7, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Update: Since March 27 Antarctic Sea Ice Extent has been more than two standard deviations above normal. 82 days out of 126.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 126 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 861,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 4 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,517,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day. It is also the 59th daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -657,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 34 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here.

Graphs below. (The big view for a change) Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update May 5 2014 – Antarctic Breaks Old Daily Record By 560,000 sq km – Global Sea Ice 950,000 sq km Above Normal

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A quick update for sea ice extent for day 124 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 950,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,529,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. 57th Daily Record for 2014. Broke the Old Record for the day by 560,000 sq km
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -580,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

NOAA Sea Ice Extent Data Hasn’t Been Update Since May 2

Published on May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

Update: They updated the data. The took 2 tries before it seemed ok. My post is here.

Usually the NOAA data here and here is updated each morning. It hasn’t been updated since May 2.

Sea Ice Update April 30 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice 52nd daily record – Global Sea Ice 980,000 sq km Above Normal

Published on April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 119 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 981,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,388,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That’s the 52nd daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -407,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Only 190,000 sq km melted in the last 11 days. Last year 600,000 sq km melted in same 11 days.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 28 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice 50% higher than 1980! – Global Sea Ice 1.02 million sq km Above Normal

Published on April 28, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 117 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,027,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,461,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 50th daily record of 2014. For day 117, 2014 Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is is 50% higher than 1980!
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -434,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 26 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice 48th Daily Record of 2014 – Global Sea Ice 1.02 million sq km Above Normal

Published on April 26, 2014April 26, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 115 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,016,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,464,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That’s the 48th daily record.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -448,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Melt practically stopped dead for the last week. Only 40,000 sq km melted since day 108. Last year 285,000 sq km melted in the same period.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 24 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice 46th Daily Record of 2014 – Global Sea Ice 1.01 million sq km Above Normal

Published on April 24, 2014April 26, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 113 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,013,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,488,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 18th daily record in a row and 46th for 2014
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -476,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Day 113 is actually higher than the previous 5 days. Maybe near normal 80N temperatures have something to do with it.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 22 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice 44th Daily Record of 2014 – Global Sea Ice 1.05 million sq km Above Normal

Published on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 111 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,047,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,627,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 44th daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -581,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 20 2014 – Global Sea Ice 1.05 million sq km Above Normal – Antarctic Sea Ice 42nd Daily Record

Published on April 20, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Happy Easter!

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,054,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,673,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 42nd daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -620,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.