Fastest Arctic Ice Extent Refreeze Ever! (in 31 days)

Update: Another day another error to report. It appears that the percentage was calculated wrong. Instead of  43.8% it is 83.1%. Still the fastest ever. Corrected table below.

Year	Minimum_Extent	Extent	Extent_Change	Extent_Change_Pct
2012	3.36855	292	2.7991	83.1
2008	4.55469	294	3.4633	76
2010	4.59918	294	3.0069	65.4
2005	5.31832	297	3.23051	60.7
1990	6.0191	296	3.49865	58.1
1999	5.68009	287	2.80655	49.4
1991	6.26027	291	2.8399	45.4
2002	5.62456	288	2.49981	44.4
2004	5.77608	295	2.45647	42.5
1989	6.88931	297	2.7717	40.2
2000	5.9442	287	2.30344	38.8
2003	5.97198	292	2.28954	38.3
1979	6.89236	296	2.55691	37.1
1998	6.29922	292	2.32009	36.8
2007	4.1607	289	1.50469	36.2
2006	5.74877	289	1.95637	34
1982	7.15423	288	2.41499	33.8
1984	6.39916	292	2.08442	32.6
1993	6.15699	281	1.99632	32.4
2009	5.05488	287	1.59002	31.5
2011	4.30207	283	1.34784	31.3
2001	6.56774	294	1.98268	30.2
1988	7.04905	287	1.85327	26.3
1986	7.12351	281	1.8491	26
1996	7.15283	286	1.85602	25.9
1981	6.88784	285	1.71672	24.9
1992	7.16324	283	1.77142	24.7
1983	7.19145	283	1.70096	23.7
1985	6.4799	282	1.50769	23.3
1987	6.89159	277	1.55764	22.6
1994	6.92645	280	1.19137	17.2
1980	7.52476	281	0.95144	12.6
1997	6.61353	278	0.75388	11.4
1995	5.98945	284	0.59766	10

Today is day 291 in the Arctic. The minimum in 2012 was on day 260 – 31 days ago.

If you calculate the percentage of ice gained (the refreeze) 31 days after minimum, then 2012 is the fastest refreeze ever!

Arctic Sea Ice Extent has increased by 43.8% since the minimum was reached.

Extents are in millions of sq km.

(And note I am using NSIDC data here and their algorithm is making the refreeze appear slow compared to NORSEX)

Incorrect Table:

Year	Minimum_Extent	Extent Day	Extent_Change	Extent_Change_Pct
1979	6.89236	295	2.55691	27.1
1980	7.52476	280	0.95144	11.2
1981	6.88784	284	1.71672	20
1982	7.15423	287	2.41499	25.2
1983	7.19145	282	1.70096	19.1
1984	6.39916	291	2.08442	24.6
1985	6.4799	281	1.50769	18.9
1986	7.12351	280	1.8491	20.6
1987	6.89159	276	1.37713	16.7
1988	7.04905	286	1.76783	20.1
1989	6.88931	296	2.70935	28.2
1990	6.0191	295	3.46791	36.6
1991	6.26027	290	2.69726	30.1
1992	7.16324	282	1.67903	19
1993	6.15699	280	1.85199	23.1
1994	6.92645	279	1.1014	13.7
1995	5.98945	283	0.5189	8
1996	7.15283	285	1.77882	19.9
1997	6.61353	277	0.65032	9
1998	6.29922	291	2.35169	27.2
1999	5.68009	286	2.68723	32.1
2000	5.9442	286	2.32372	28.1
2001	6.56774	293	1.95252	22.9
2002	5.62456	287	2.41992	30.1
2003	5.97198	291	2.10126	26
2004	5.77608	294	2.37329	29.1
2005	5.31832	296	3.09221	36.8
2006	5.74877	288	1.72446	23.1
2007	4.1607	288	1.39556	25.1
2008	4.55469	293	3.33615	42.3
2009	5.05488	286	1.45951	22.4
2010	4.59918	293	2.88065	38.5
2011	4.30207	282	1.35023	23.9
2012	3.36855	291	2.62409	43.8