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Fall Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Fall Lake around April 28 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: March 27 (2012). Latest: May 19 (1950).

Fall Lake ice-out dates, 1935–2026MarAprMay1935: April 271936: May 71937: May 41938: April 191939: May 11940: May 61941: April 151942: April 231943: April 301944: May 41945: April 101946: April 191947: May 111948: April 261949: April 221950: May 191951: May 31952: April 261953: April 301954: April 301955: April 201956: May 81957: April 281958: April 161959: April 281960: May 11961: May 21962: April 301963: April 251964: April 271965: May 41966: May 131967: April 191968: April 241969: April 251970: April 301971: April 281972: May 61973: April 201974: April 301975: May 71976: April 171977: April 201988: April 281989: May 31990: April 231991: April 221992: May 21993: April 261994: April 241995: April 281996: May 81999: April 242000: April 152001: April 292002: April 222003: April 282004: April 242005: April 162006: April 132007: April 252008: May 72009: April 262010: April 22011: April 292012: March 272013: May 102015: April 182016: April 202017: April 132018: May 42019: April 262020: April 302021: April 132022: May 62023: May 82024: April 122025: May 2Usually Apr 282026: April 282026
April 28Usually around
March 27Earliest ever (2012)
May 19Latest ever (1950)
79Years of record (1935–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

79 years on the books, 1935–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026April 28
2025May 2
2024April 12
2023May 8
2022May 6
2021April 13
2020April 30
2019April 26
2018May 4
2017April 13
2016April 20
2015April 18
2013May 10
2012March 27
2011April 29
2010April 2
2009April 26
2008May 7
2007April 25
2006April 13
2005April 16
2004April 24
2003April 28
2002April 22
2001April 29
2000April 15
1999April 24
1996May 8
1995April 28
1994April 24
1993April 26
1992May 2
1991April 22
1990April 23
1989May 3
1988April 28
1977April 20
1976April 17
1975May 7
1974April 30
1973April 20
1972May 6
1971April 28
1970April 30
1969April 25
1968April 24
1967April 19
1966May 13
1965May 4
1964April 27
1963April 25
1962April 30
1961May 2
1960May 1
1959April 28
1958April 16
1957April 28
1956May 8
1955April 20
1954April 30
1953April 30
1952April 26
1951May 3
1950May 19
1949April 22
1948April 26
1947May 11
1946April 19
1945April 10
1944May 4
1943April 30
1942April 23
1941April 15
1940May 6
1939May 1
1938April 19
1937May 4
1936May 7
1935April 27

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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