Arctic sea ice extent not playing ball

[xmetman]

Arctic sea ice extent has again proved far more resilient (for whatever reason) than forecast by most if not all of the scientific pundits and has refused to produce - like last year - a new record minimum. Yes I know, there are still a couple more weeks before minimum is reached and I'm playing a hunch, but the extent didn't slide like it did in 2012, and if anything it's bolstered its position at #3 for the 27th of August.

[Brian Wakem]

Antarctic sea ice is looking pretty healthy.

[xmetman]

Antarctic extent has finally clawed its way back close to last years levels, but in reality it's not that much higher than it was in the big slump of 2017.

[Brian Wakem]

It looks a lot closer to average on the chart I use:

[xmetman]

Yes you're right currently the extent stands at 98.7% of average - I'll check the plotting of my standard deviations they may have deviated!