Update: Take at look at the amazing AMO vs Arctic vs Antarctic graph here.

As you may know, I have been using Cryosphere’s Antarctic Sea Ice Area data to show the record levels of Antarctic Sea Ice.

But I just found another data set, NOAA’s Sea Ice Extent here. (thanks to commenter HaroldW at the Blackboard)

And it turns out day 265 set an all time record, and then day 266 broke that record. Days 265 through 270 are now the 6 highest Antarctic Sea Ice Extent’s of all time!!!!

11 of the top 15 are now 2012.

Anyone wonder why NOAA isn’t making a fuss about this?

Year Day of Year Ice Extent 2012 266 19.45418 2012 268 19.4478 2012 267 19.44631 2012 270 19.4433 2012 269 19.41601 2012 265 19.36135 2006 264 19.35934 2012 257 19.35567 2012 271 19.35207 2006 267 19.34999 2012 264 19.34204 2012 259 19.33522 2006 265 19.3289 2006 268 19.32669 2012 258 19.31503