– September 21 Breaks The Record For Most Sea Ice Ever Measured At Either Pole (Real Science, Sep 23, 2013):
On September 21, Antarctica had the most sea ice ever measured at either pole – 19,514,000 km². The extent of southern hemisphere sea ice has increased dramatically since the start of satellite records in 1979.
Most people with an IQ over 30 understand that ice forms when the air is cold, but this seems to exclude a significant number of government scientists.