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Edna Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Edna Lake around April 16 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 12 (2024). Latest: May 2 (1979).

Edna Lake ice-out dates, 1979–2024MarAprMay1979: May 21980: April 211981: April 21982: April 101983: April 181984: April 151985: April 191986: April 111987: April 81988: April 141989: April 221990: April 161991: April 91992: April 181993: April 181994: April 161995: April 221997: April 181998: April 301999: April 232000: April 122001: April 252002: April 162003: April 142014: April 272015: April 92016: March 282017: April 32018: April 30Usually Apr 162024: March 122024
April 16Usually around
March 12Earliest ever (2024)
May 2Latest ever (1979)
30Years of record (1979–2024)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

30 years on the books, 1979–2024. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2024March 12
2018April 30
2017April 3
2016March 28
2015April 9
2014April 27
2003April 14
2002April 16
2001April 25
2000April 12
1999April 23
1998April 30
1997April 18
1995April 22
1994April 16
1993April 18
1992April 18
1991April 9
1990April 16
1989April 22
1988April 14
1987April 8
1986April 11
1985April 19
1984April 15
1983April 18
1982April 10
1981April 2
1980April 21
1979May 2

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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