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(map) Ice extent (the area where ice concentration is at least 15%) in September 2023 compared to the 1991-2020 median extent (white line) and the 1981-2010 median extent (gold line). (graph) Yearly ice extents in March (the winter maximum) and September (the summer minimum) each year since 1979. NOAA Climate.gov image, adapted from the 2023 Arctic Report Card and based on data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.