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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.

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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.

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Sea Ice Update February 17 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Still 25% above normal

Published on February 17, 2014February 18, 2014 by sunshinehours186 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is 93,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 0.5% below “normal”
Antarctic Sea Ice is 706,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 25% above “normal”. Antarctic Sea Ice Extent actually rose 38,000 sq km from day 46 to day 47. Minimum could be near.
Arctic Sea Ice is 799,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is 5.25% below “normal”.

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Sea Ice Update February 10 2014

Published on February 10, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is 70,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice is 728,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean and probably NOT on track to break the record for highest minimum. Day 40 was still a daily record (23rd of the year), but only by 2120 sq km.
Arctic Sea Ice is 798,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

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Sea Ice Update February 2 2014

Published on February 2, 2014February 2, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is 192,000 sq km above normal.
Antarctic Sea Ice is at record levels for this day and is 219,000 sq km above 2008 and 940,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean and on track to break the record for highest minimum.
Arctic Sea Ice is 746,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

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Sea Ice Update January 27 2014

Published on January 27, 2014 by sunshinehours14 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is 560,000 sq km above normal.
Antarctic Sea Ice is at record levels for this day and on track to possibly break the record for highest minimum.
Arctic Sea Ice has just crossed the one standard deviation line for the first time this year.

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Global Sea Ice Extent Stats For 2013

Published on January 2, 2014 by sunshinehours14 Comments

2013 was an average year for Global Sea Ice Extent (thanks to it being a banner year for Antarctic Sea Ice Extent)

The average daily anomaly was 200,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That would be 15th highest since 1979.

Max Extent of 27.4959 million sq km For Whole Year Occurred On Day: 306 November 2
Max Anomaly For Whole Year Occurred On Day: 353 December 19 = 0.9459423 million sq km
Max Anomaly % For Whole Year Occurred On Day: 73 March 14 = 4.72%

There were zero daily records set and no 2nd places.

Here are the key stats for each year. Min/Max/Anomaly in millions sq km.

Year	Min	Max	day of Max	day of Min	Avg Anomaly
1979	19.09222	27.48859	176	38	0.79
1980	18.5996	28.11968	289	57	0.37
1981	18.18091	27.48105	291	45	0.35
1982	18.76482	27.83626	306	42	0.85
1983	18.84029	27.89772	307	47	0.5
1984	17.71544	27.18759	316	40	0.13
1985	17.92867	27.61347	306	50	0.37
1986	18.80319	27.00445	317	45	0.08
1987	18.98408	27.15319	317	46	0.46
1988	18.15105	27.88244	319	45	0.46
1989	18.00758	27.50341	299	48	0.17
1990	18.3706	27.36396	294	45	-0.12
1991	17.96976	27.05178	309	63	0.07
1992	17.95822	27.58992	322	60	0.29
1993	17.84281	27.99757	310	57	0.12
1994	18.57179	27.97479	309	43	0.56
1995	18.49688	27.11473	306	45	-0.01
1996	17.79264	27.46173	293	57	0.39
1997	17.65372	27.04273	310	57	-0.17
1998	18.47935	27.58827	297	47	0.27
1999	17.94246	27.58386	306	62	0.23
2000	17.5882	26.93691	302	49	0.04
2001	18.52515	26.75864	319	38	0.05
2002	18.08847	26.81604	297	55	-0.64
2003	18.72494	27.09882	306	43	0.14
2004	18.31746	27.09686	316	51	-0.01
2005	17.07721	27.37923	308	38	-0.62
2006	16.7209	27.09882	298	30	-0.99
2007	17.21196	26.24784	308	47	-1.05
2008	18.43071	27.30686	310	46	0
2009	17.43751	26.17157	303	53	-0.24
2010	17.39862	26.71555	313	42	-0.4
2011	16.74368	26.17913	307	42	-1.24
2012	17.82476	25.90133	313	51	-0.81
2013	18.21356	27.4959	306	37	0.2

The Year End Graph.