Update for the week to March 5th
The current 5 day mean is on 14,392,200km2 while the 1 day extent is at 14,381,000km2.
The daily anomaly (compared to 81-10) is at -1,107,010km2, a decrease from -1,148,070km2 last week. The anomaly compared to the 07, 11 and 12 average is at -423,070km2, an increase from -339,730km2 last week. We're currently lowest on record, the same as last week.
The average daily change over the last 7 days was +8.1k/day, compared to the long term average of +2.2k/day, and the 07, 11 and 12 average of +19.9k/day.
The average long term change over the next week is +0.8k/day, with the 07, 11, and 12 average being +4.3k/day.
The extent change so far this March is the 8th most negative on record. To achieve the smallest monthly gain, a loss of at least 23.7k/day is required, while the largest monthly gain requires an increase of at least 18.8k/day and an average gain requires a loss of 5.0k/day.
The extent increase in February was the 11th smallest on record, while the average extent was the smallest on record and first to average below 14.5 million km2