Minnesota · Hubbard County
Fifth Crow Wing Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Fifth Crow Wing Lake around April 15 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 15 (2024). Latest: May 7 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
31 years on the books, 1991–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 17 |
| 2025 | April 15 |
| 2024 | March 15 |
| 2022 | May 5 |
| 2021 | April 5 |
| 2020 | April 16 |
| 2019 | April 23 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | April 4 |
| 2016 | March 30 |
| 2015 | April 12 |
| 2013 | May 7 |
| 2011 | April 21 |
| 2008 | April 25 |
| 2007 | April 20 |
| 2006 | April 11 |
| 2005 | April 10 |
| 2004 | April 15 |
| 2003 | April 15 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | March 31 |
| 2000 | April 8 |
| 1999 | April 5 |
| 1998 | April 21 |
| 1997 | May 1 |
| 1996 | April 13 |
| 1995 | April 15 |
| 1994 | April 18 |
| 1993 | April 6 |
| 1992 | April 7 |
| 1991 | April 20 |
When Fifth Crow Wing freezes over
Fifth Crow Wing Lake usually freezes over around November 24 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 4 (1991–92). Latest: December 18 (2001–02).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2024–25 | November 30 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2008–09 | November 21 |
| 2007–08 | November 27 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 30 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2003–04 | November 7 |
| 2002–03 | November 13 |
| 2001–02 | December 18 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 12 |
| 1998–99 | December 9 |
| 1997–98 | November 16 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1995–96 | November 11 |
| 1994–95 | November 29 |
| 1993–94 | November 5 |
| 1992–93 | November 15 |
| 1991–92 | November 4 |
| 1990–91 | November 28 |
| 1989–90 | November 16 |
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.