On Wednesday, 12 October 2016 12:41:53 UTC+1, N_Cook wrote:
Has there ever been an observable double minima in the ice area , if
there is sustained elevasted temps and sustained storminess over the Arctic?
All I can find is decadal average plots, for earlier records.
Presumably any second minimum would not be so deep as the initial one,
but what effect would any such double minimum have on ice recovery?

There is a chart here where you can see the minimums, and by placing your cursor on the graph get the values.
http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/ch...sea-ice-graph/

Although the refreeze began quickly thsi year it has now slowed down, and may set a record low for the day of the year in the near future. The "cause" may be this http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/plots/mea...meanT_2016.png . The Arctic is failing to cool.