JAXA ARCTIC EXTENT :- 10,278,130 km2(June 10, 2019)
- Extent is 2nd lowest in the satellite record, 88 k > 2016, 112 k < 2018, 289 k < 2012.
- Extent loss on this day 40 k, 15 k less than the average loss on this day of 55 k.
- Extent loss from maximum 3,993 k, 372 k (10%) greater than the average of 3,621k loss from maximum by this day,
- On average 36.6% of the melting season done, with 95 days to average date of minimum (13 September).
The Perils of Projections.
Average remaining melt would give a minimum of 4.02 million km2, 2nd lowest in the satellite record, and 0.84 million km2 above the 2012 low of 3.18 million km2.
Looking at the last 5 years average remaining melt gives a result of 4.18 million km2, 4th lowest, 1.00 million km2 above 2012.
Other Stuff
GFS shows temperature anomalies varying from +1.6 to +3.3. Positive anomalies spread over most of the Arctic, with high +ve anomalies at various times along the coastal fringes of Eastern and Central Siberia and the entire coastal fringe of Alaska, Canada and Greenland.
So far average remaining melt data still points towards a 2nd lowest minimum well above 2012. However, only just over 1/3rd of the average melt in the season completed.