Oct 19, 2026, 3:20 PM

Have a good week! Here's your Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 11th lowest on record (JAXA data)...

• about 9,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 1,230,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,250,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,550,000 km² below the 1980s mean

More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/

Line graph time series of 2026's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2025. 2026 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between September and November by looking at the decadal average line positions.