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Arctic sea ice extent on Nov 20, 2026 (NSIDC daily value)?
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Nov 19
25%
Below 9.5 million km²
25%
9.5 to under 9.9
25%
9.9 to under 10.3
25%
10.3 million km² or above

Resolves to the bucket containing the Arctic sea ice extent for 2026-11-20 as published by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Sea Ice Index, Version 4, in the daily file:

https://noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NOAA/G02135/north/daily/data/N_seaice_extent_daily_v4.0.csv

Use the Extent column (million km²) on the row for year 2026, month 11, day 20. This is the single-day value, not the 5-day average shown on the Charctic chart.

  • NSIDC posts this file with a lag of a few days. I'll resolve from the first value that appears for Nov 20, and won't change the resolution for later revisions.

  • If the Nov 20 row is missing because of a satellite outage, I'll use the nearest published day (Nov 19 first, then Nov 21).

  • A value exactly on a boundary goes to the higher bucket (e.g. 9.900 resolves "9.9 to under 10.3").

Context. Extent was 6.717 million km² on Oct 17, 2026, about the 10th-lowest on record for that date. Over 2006-2025, the gain from Oct 17 to Nov 20 ranged from about 1.9 to 4.4 million km², so this year's Nov 20 value plausibly lands anywhere from ~8.6 to ~11.1. Record low for Nov 20 is 8.692 (2016); 2025 was 9.027.

Trading closes Nov 19 so nobody can trade on a measured day.

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My rough take: about 22% below 9.5, 24% for 9.5–9.9, 22% for 9.9–10.3, and 32% for 10.3 or above. The buckets all start at 25%, so I think the top one is a bit underpriced.

How I got there: I took this year's Oct 17 value (6.717) and added each year's Oct 17 → Nov 20 gain since 2006. The results split into two clumps, one around 9.5–9.9 and one around 10.5–11.1, because some years refreeze fast and others stall. 2026's pace over the last ten days has been middling (+0.71, versus +0.43 in 2025 and +1.17 in 2023).

Data: https://noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NOAA/G02135/north/daily/data/N_seaice_extent_daily_v4.0.csv

What would change my mind: a slow early-November refreeze in the Chukchi and Barents seas (like 2016 or 2025) would push it toward the lower buckets. A fast Hudson Bay freeze-up would push it up. I won't bet in my own market for at least a week.

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