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).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
22 years on the books, 1995–2022. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2022 | April 25 |
| 2019 | April 21 |
| 2017 | March 29 |
| 2016 | March 23 |
| 2015 | April 7 |
| 2014 | April 27 |
| 2013 | May 10 |
| 2012 | March 19 |
| 2011 | April 15 |
| 2010 | April 1 |
| 2009 | April 20 |
| 2008 | April 30 |
| 2005 | April 8 |
| 2003 | April 13 |
| 2002 | April 22 |
| 2001 | April 22 |
| 2000 | March 25 |
| 1999 | April 8 |
| 1998 | April 2 |
| 1997 | April 22 |
| 1996 | April 28 |
| 1995 | April 22 |
When Cedar freezes over
Cedar Lake usually freezes over around December 6 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 20 (1997–98). Latest: December 22 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 6. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | December 6 |
| 2015–16 | December 18 |
| 2013–14 | November 26 |
| 2012–13 | December 11 |
| 2011–12 | December 6 |
| 2008–09 | December 7 |
| 2007–08 | December 3 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2002–03 | December 5 |
| 2001–02 | December 10 |
| 2000–01 | December 2 |
| 1999–00 | December 21 |
| 1998–99 | December 22 |
| 1997–98 | November 20 |
| 1996–97 | November 23 |
| 1995–96 | November 25 |
| 1994–95 | December 5 |
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.