The Arctic is more than 12 degrees above normal. Repeat: the average for the entire Arctic is 12 degrees above what was normal in 1990. Would be even more extreme compared to pre-industrial. 
Much of this is due to the delayed growth of sea ice. But this is not a random occurrence... it’s becoming dependable.
The plot is in degrees Celsius. I then translated into degrees Fahrenheit. So 6.8 C equals a little more than 12 Fahrenheit
I see a lot of people asking why. It’s obvious, Arctic Amplification due to human caused climate change. Sea ice was 2nd lowest on record in September. And then it was very late in reforming this year. That sets off various warming feedbacks.
Here’s a write up explaining what is happening cbsnews.com/amp/news/clima…
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