Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 6 2014 – 1,357,000 sq km Above Normal – 139th Daily Record

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,357,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 139th daily record for 2014.

A pause after a huge jump. Those pauses are not unusual as you can see from the 2013 record breaking run (the black line).