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   NASA Realtime has updated its sat survey of polar seaice to the end of   
   May 2021.   
      
   It finds Arctic ice extent averaged 12.66 mn km2 for the month,   
   ranking the month as the 9th smallest since sat surveys began in 1979.   
      
   Antarctic seaice extent avgd 10.33 mn km2 which ranks 26th for the   
   region, tying with.2001 and the infamous C20 super El Nino year 1998.   
      
   Total seaice for the month averaged around 22.99 mn km2 ranking 13th   
   lowest of the 44 years of modern records.   
      
   The various top 10 lists are now:   
      
      
   N_05_extent_v3.0.csv   
   year, mo,    data-type, region, extent,   area   
   2016,  5,      Goddard,      N,  11.92,  10.25   
   2019,  5,      Goddard,      N,  12.19,  10.50   
   2018,  5,      Goddard,      N,  12.23,  10.81   
   2020,  5,      Goddard,      N,  12.34,  10.51   
   2015,  5,      Goddard,      N,  12.47,  10.90   
   2006,  5,      Goddard,      N,  12.52,  10.45   
   2004,  5,      Goddard,      N,  12.56,  10.92   
   2017,  5,      Goddard,      N,  12.63,  11.01   
   2021,  5,      NRTSI-G,      N,  12.66,  10.82	<-- new #9   
   2011,  5,      Goddard,      N,  12.68,  10.74   
      
   S_05_extent_v3.0.csv   
   year, mo,    data-type, region, extent,   area   
   2019,  5,      Goddard,      S,   8.85,   6.84   
   1980,  5,      Goddard,      S,   8.86,   6.44   
   2017,  5,      Goddard,      S,   9.01,   6.83   
   1986,  5,      Goddard,      S,   9.30,   7.04   
   2018,  5,      Goddard,      S,   9.32,   7.15   
   1981,  5,      Goddard,      S,   9.35,   7.08   
   2006,  5,      Goddard,      S,   9.46,   7.20   
   2002,  5,      Goddard,      S,   9.51,   7.18   
   1983,  5,      Goddard,      S,   9.53,   7.16   
   1988,  5,      Goddard,      S,   9.60,   7.23   
   ...   
   2021,  5,      NRTSI-G,      S,  10.33,   8.15 <-- new #28   
      
   N+S   
   year, mo,    data-type, region, extent,   area   
   2019,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  21.04   17.34   
   2018,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  21.55   17.96   
   2017,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  21.64   17.84   
   2006,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  21.98   17.65   
   2016,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  22.02   18.16   
   2020,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  22.21   18.12   
   2007,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  22.43   18.31   
   2002,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  22.48   18.34   
   1980,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  22.65   17.4   
   1986,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  22.68   17.74   
   2011,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  22.77   18.59   
   1990,   5,      Goddard,     N+S  22.95   18.36   
   2021,   5,      NRTSI-G,     N+S  22.99   18.97   <-- new #13   
      
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