Minnesota · Morrison County

Cedar Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Cedar Lake around April 15 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 19 (2012). Latest: May 10 (2013).

Cedar Lake ice-out dates, 1995–2022MarAprMay1995: April 221996: April 281997: April 221998: April 21999: April 82000: March 252001: April 222002: April 222003: April 132005: April 82008: April 302009: April 202010: April 12011: April 152012: March 192013: May 102014: April 272015: April 72016: March 232017: March 292019: April 21Usually Apr 152022: April 252022
April 15Usually around
March 19Earliest ever (2012)
May 10Latest ever (2013)
22Years of record (1995–2022)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

22 years on the books, 1995–2022. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2022April 25
2019April 21
2017March 29
2016March 23
2015April 7
2014April 27
2013May 10
2012March 19
2011April 15
2010April 1
2009April 20
2008April 30
2005April 8
2003April 13
2002April 22
2001April 22
2000March 25
1999April 8
1998April 2
1997April 22
1996April 28
1995April 22

Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.

Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.

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