NSIDC ARCTIC SEA ICE AREA (5-day trailing average): 12,141,664 KM2 as at 14-Jan-2024
- Area gain on this day 8k, which is 34 k less than the average gain on this day (of the last 10 years) of 42k,
- Area gain from minimum on this date is 9,473 k, which is 849 k, 9.9% more than the 10 year average of 8,624 k.
- Area is at position #16 in the satellite record (#1=lowest),
- Area is 48 k LESS than 2022,
- Area is 666 k MORE than 2021,
- Area is 196 k MORE than 2020,
- Area is 1,041 k MORE than 2017
- Area is 755 k LESS than the 1980’s Average
- Area is 364 k MORE than the 2010's Average
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On average 87.3% of Area gains from minimum to maximum done, and 55 days to maximum
Projections. (Table NSIDC-Arctic-Area-1)
Average remaining Area gain (of the last 10 years) would produce a maximum in March 2024 of 13.39 million km2, 0.76 million km2 above the March 2016 record low maximum of 12.63 million km2, and 14th lowest in the 45 year satellite record.
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