Minnesota · Cass County
Barnum Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Barnum Lake around April 15 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2012). Latest: May 8 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
26 years on the books, 1994–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | April 18 |
| 2021 | April 4 |
| 2020 | April 18 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | April 7 |
| 2016 | March 29 |
| 2015 | April 10 |
| 2014 | April 18 |
| 2013 | May 8 |
| 2012 | March 24 |
| 2011 | April 20 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2008 | May 2 |
| 2006 | April 12 |
| 2005 | April 10 |
| 2004 | April 16 |
| 2003 | April 15 |
| 2002 | April 18 |
| 2000 | March 30 |
| 1999 | April 9 |
| 1998 | April 8 |
| 1997 | April 23 |
| 1996 | May 3 |
| 1995 | April 17 |
| 1994 | April 11 |
When Barnum freezes over
Barnum Lake usually freezes over around November 24 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 3 (2004–05). Latest: December 19 (1994–95).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2022–23 froze on November 19. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2022–23 | November 19 |
| 2021–22 | December 1 |
| 2019–20 | November 7 |
| 2018–19 | November 25 |
| 2015–16 | November 27 |
| 2014–15 | November 15 |
| 2013–14 | November 21 |
| 2012–13 | November 26 |
| 2011–12 | November 25 |
| 2010–11 | November 23 |
| 2008–09 | November 21 |
| 2007–08 | November 24 |
| 2006–07 | November 29 |
| 2005–06 | November 29 |
| 2004–05 | November 3 |
| 2003–04 | November 26 |
| 2002–03 | November 14 |
| 2001–02 | December 19 |
| 2000–01 | November 19 |
| 1999–00 | December 6 |
| 1998–99 | December 6 |
| 1997–98 | November 16 |
| 1996–97 | November 13 |
| 1995–96 | November 12 |
| 1994–95 | December 19 |
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.
Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.