Minnesota · Scott County

Cedar Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Cedar Lake around March 31 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 7 (2017). Latest: April 29 (2018).

Cedar Lake ice-out dates, 1983–2022MarAprMay1983: March 312008: April 152009: March 252010: March 312011: April 102012: March 162013: April 282014: April 142015: March 262016: March 132017: March 72018: April 292019: April 72020: March 292021: March 26Usually Mar 312022: April 102022
March 31Usually around
March 7Earliest ever (2017)
April 29Latest ever (2018)
16Years of record (1983–2022)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

16 years on the books, 1983–2022. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2022April 10
2021March 26
2020March 29
2019April 7
2018April 29
2017March 7
2016March 13
2015March 26
2014April 14
2013April 28
2012March 16
2011April 10
2010March 31
2009March 25
2008April 15
1983March 31

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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