Tag: Global Sea Ice

Global Sea Ice Extent Aug 8 2014 – 288,000 sq km Above Normal

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Global Sea Ice Extent is  288,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Still higher than any year (for day 217) since 2000.

These years had less global sea ice at the same day: 1985 1986 1990 1991 1993 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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Global Sea Ice Extent Aug 8 2014 – 245,000 sq km Above Normal

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Global Sea Ice Extent is 245,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. The last year it was higher on this day was back in 2000.

This is the list of years with LESS global sea ice extent on day 219;

1985 1986 1990 1991 1993 1995 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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Global Sea Ice Extent Aug 4 2014 – 135,000 sq km Above ‘Normal’

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Global Sea Ice Extent is 135,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.

Today’s global sea ice extent is the 2nd highest for this day from 2001 – 2014.  2004 was 200,000 sq km higher.

There have been no global daily records set in 2014. But there have been 72 in the top 5.

 Year First Second Third Fourth Fifth Top 5
2014    0     0      14    37     21    72

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Aug 4 2014 Sea Ice Data — No Updates

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UPDATE: Antarctic and Arctic has been published. MASIE is still one day behind.

There have been no updates to NSIDC/NOAA Antarctic Sea Ice Extent for three days. Arctic Data is late for today. And MASIE did update their data, but it is one day older than it should be.

Data is usually found here and here and here.