Arctic sea ice volume gain from January 1-23 has been second highest in the Danish Meteorological Institute record, just behind 2008.

The November gain was the highest on record, by a wide margin.

Spreadsheet Data

The ice edge is very close to the 1981-2010 median

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Experts describe these record gains in ice as a catastrophic meltdown.