Minnesota · Le Sueur County
Frances Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Frances Lake around March 29 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 4 (2024). Latest: April 30 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
22 years on the books, 1905–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | March 27 |
| 2025 | March 21 |
| 2024 | March 4 |
| 2023 | April 12 |
| 2022 | April 8 |
| 2021 | March 29 |
| 2020 | April 1 |
| 2019 | April 8 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | March 24 |
| 2016 | March 16 |
| 2015 | March 23 |
| 2014 | April 16 |
| 2013 | April 22 |
| 2012 | March 17 |
| 2009 | March 24 |
| 2008 | April 15 |
| 2007 | March 27 |
| 2006 | April 5 |
| 2002 | April 5 |
| 2000 | March 8 |
| 1905 | April 1 |
When Frances freezes over
Frances Lake usually freezes over around December 2 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 21 (2008–09). Latest: January 10 (1998–99).
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 | December 1 |
| 2022–23 | November 22 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 21 |
| 2017–18 | December 15 |
| 2016–17 | December 10 |
| 2015–16 | December 27 |
| 2011–12 | December 15 |
| 2009–10 | December 4 |
| 2008–09 | November 21 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | December 2 |
| 2001–02 | December 15 |
| 1998–99 | January 10 |
| 1988–89 | December 1 |
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.