The 25 highest sea ice extent ever in Antarctica as of Oct 3 2014 (Day 276).
| Year | Month | Day | Extent |
| 2014 | 9 | 20 | 20.14215 |
| 2014 | 9 | 19 | 20.12703 |
| 2014 | 9 | 18 | 20.11297 |
| 2014 | 9 | 21 | 20.07814 |
| 2014 | 9 | 22 | 20.07057 |
| 2014 | 9 | 17 | 20.05401 |
| 2014 | 9 | 26 | 20.02033 |
| 2014 | 9 | 27 | 20.01522 |
| 2014 | 9 | 23 | 19.98593 |
| 2014 | 9 | 24 | 19.95528 |
| 2014 | 9 | 28 | 19.94967 |
| 2014 | 9 | 25 | 19.94174 |
| 2014 | 9 | 16 | 19.91462 |
| 2014 | 9 | 29 | 19.84111 |
| 2014 | 9 | 15 | 19.81363 |
| 2014 | 9 | 30 | 19.77537 |
| 2014 | 9 | 14 | 19.75318 |
| 2014 | 9 | 13 | 19.73444 |
| 2014 | 9 | 12 | 19.62641 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 19.61521 |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | 19.60692 |
| 2014 | 10 | 3 | 19.59839 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2 | 19.58941 |
| 2013 | 9 | 30 | 19.57892 |
| 2013 | 9 | 28 | 19.57295 |
sunshine hours 
Interesting note: According to MAISE, Oct 3 Day 276 is first day of this freeze season that every region in the arctic had increased sea ice. There ought to be a term for that moment.
The large extent of Antarctic sea ice in 2014 may be dismissed by warmists as a one-off extreme. However, I reckon the top 50 extents ever or the top 100 would probably include extents from 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2007. That might be a more powerful demonstration that Antarctic sea ice extent is not just a one-off to be dismissed but something that is happening in the 21st century.