Sea Ice TodayAnalyses and daily images of sea ice conditionsSea Ice TodayData ToolsAnalysesAbout the dataStudying sea iceMaps Arctic Antarctic Sea ice data is updated daily, with a one-day lag. On occasion, there is data delay which is usually resolved within a few days. The orange line in extent and concentration images (left and middle) and the gray line in the time series (right) indicate 1981 to 2010 average extent for the day shown. The graph also includes lines for selected earlier years, for comparison. Learn more about how to interpret the data and any known issues.Due to non-renewed funding, several Sea Ice Today tools and services are now suspended or reduced.Discontinued:New monthly and mid-month analysis postsSea ice analysis toolSea ice volumeSea ice extent spatial comparison tool Persisting:Daily Arctic and Antarctic sea ice imagesChArctic interactive sea ice graphLinks to Sea ice analysis data spreadsheets from the NOAA Sea Ice IndexReduced user supportSea ice annual maximum and minimum announcements (typically occurring in March and September)Previously-published Sea Ice Today analysis posts will remain online.Learn more about what this means for users and how you can share your story. Sea ice data is updated daily, with a one-day lag. On occasion, there is data delay which is usually resolved within a few days. The orange line in extent and concentration images (left and middle) and the gray line in the time series (right) indicate 1981 to 2010 average extent for the day shown. The graph also includes lines for selected earlier years, for comparison. Learn more about how to interpret the data and any known issues. Featured Sea Ice Analysis Analysis - Sea Ice TodayOctober 15, 2025Sea Ice Today services reduced Beginning October 15, 2025, NSIDC’s Sea Ice Today services will be reduced because of non-renewed funding.Read More READ MORE ARTICLES Featured Sea Ice Tool Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graphing Tool Plot and compare different years and ranges. Obtain daily sea ice extent values, ranges, and median values for the Arctic or the Antarctic.Explore tool nowEXPLORE MORE TOOLS About Sea Ice TodayThe Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on the planet, and as a result, sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is decreasing. Sea ice loss has far-reaching effects on the planet because the ice helps regulate Earth’s climate, influences global weather patterns, and affects ocean circulations. Sea Ice Today began as a way to make sea ice science and analysis more relevant and accessible. In combination, NASA data and NSIDC expertise provide easy-to-use resources and tools to increase our understanding of climate change in the Arctic. Since 2007, this site has been a go-to source for blog-like insights, analysis, and data visualization tools that communicate how sea ice has been changing from year to year. We receive over two million page visits a year and our content is used by a wide range of users including journalists, the general public, academics, and scientists alike. Our analyses focus primarily on sea ice extent, which is a measurement of the area of ocean where there is at least some sea ice. In the Arctic, the annual minimum sea ice extent occurs in September and the annual sea ice maximum extent occurs in March. In the Antarctic, the minimum extent occurs in February and the maximum occurs in September. When compared with previous years and decadal averages, these periods when the annual extremes occur are particularly important indicators of how much ice is being lost over time. This website is funded by NASA and managed by NSIDC that provides the latest satellite data and scientific analyses of sea ice conditions in the Arctic and around Antarctica. Sea Ice Today was originally known as Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis (ASINA) from 2007-2024, when we rebranded as Sea Ice Today. Learn more about the history of Sea Ice Today and ASINA.AcknowledgmentsSea Ice Today is produced by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), which is part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder. Researchers Walt Meier, Ted Scambos, Mark Serreze, and Julienne Stroeve regularly contribute to Sea Ice Today, sometimes featuring guest authors, and with support from Kevin Beam, Andy Barrett, Lisa Booker, Michael Brandt, Florence Fetterer, Matt Fisher, Agnieszka Gautier, Marin Klinger, Jonathan Kovarik, Jed Lenetsky, Luis Espinosa Lopez, Audrey Payne, Bruce Raup, Matt Savoie, Trey Stafford, Bruce Wallin, and Ann Windnagel.Funded by NASA award 80NSSC24K1427. In this section