MASIE data currently shows the Arctic sea ice minimum on August 31, with a significant increase in ice extent since then.
Previous Arctic minimum dates.
2006 : September 24 2007 : September 18 2008 : September 22 2009 : September 12 2010 : September 25 2011 : September 21 2012 : September 24 2013 : September 17 2014 : September 19 2015 : September 17 2016 : September 11 2017 : September 10
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