On Thursday, 8 March 2018 09:33:10 UTC, wrote:
Will this be a year of a new record ice extent low in September? Trouble is; you can't tell from conditions in March, even when a record March low is achieved. You just almost certainly know that there will be record lows in September, in some (many) years until no summer ice exists.
http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/
Has 2018 peak Arctic ice been reached? To early to call, I think.
http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/
However, current levels are tracking well below any previous record for this date.