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Green Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Green Lake around April 16 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 15 (2024). Latest: May 8 (2013).

Green Lake ice-out dates, 1897–2026MarAprMay1897: April 181904: April 281915: April 171917: May 11924: April 141932: April 161933: April 201934: April 51935: April 121940: April 261941: April 121942: April 141943: April 131944: April 181945: April 161946: April 171947: April 161948: April 161949: April 141950: May 51951: May 71952: April 261953: April 151954: April 161955: April 111956: April 251957: April 241958: April 131959: April 71960: April 191961: April 131962: May 11963: April 121964: April 171965: May 21966: April 51967: April 111968: April 11969: April 201970: April 231971: April 181972: April 291973: April 51974: April 211975: April 291976: April 101977: April 141978: April 221979: April 301980: April 211981: March 281982: April 221983: April 141984: April 181985: April 171986: April 151987: March 221988: April 81989: April 221990: April 61991: April 111992: April 101993: April 191994: April 151995: April 161996: April 251997: April 251998: April 71999: April 62000: March 242001: April 252002: April 162003: April 132004: April 32005: April 92006: April 92007: April 102008: April 302009: April 192010: April 22011: April 192012: March 202013: May 82014: April 282015: April 102016: March 222017: March 222018: May 32019: April 232020: April 82021: April 52022: April 222023: April 302024: March 152025: March 31Usually Apr 162026: April 52026
April 16Usually around
March 15Earliest ever (2024)
May 8Latest ever (2013)
96Years of record (1897–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

96 years on the books, 1897–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026April 5
2025March 31
2024March 15
2023April 30
2022April 22
2021April 5
2020April 8
2019April 23
2018May 3
2017March 22
2016March 22
2015April 10
2014April 28
2013May 8
2012March 20
2011April 19
2010April 2
2009April 19
2008April 30
2007April 10
2006April 9
2005April 9
2004April 3
2003April 13
2002April 16
2001April 25
2000March 24
1999April 6
1998April 7
1997April 25
1996April 25
1995April 16
1994April 15
1993April 19
1992April 10
1991April 11
1990April 6
1989April 22
1988April 8
1987March 22
1986April 15
1985April 17
1984April 18
1983April 14
1982April 22
1981March 28
1980April 21
1979April 30
1978April 22
1977April 14
1976April 10
1975April 29
1974April 21
1973April 5
1972April 29
1971April 18
1970April 23
1969April 20
1968April 1
1967April 11
1966April 5
1965May 2
1964April 17
1963April 12
1962May 1
1961April 13
1960April 19
1959April 7
1958April 13
1957April 24
1956April 25
1955April 11
1954April 16
1953April 15
1952April 26
1951May 7
1950May 5
1949April 14
1948April 16
1947April 16
1946April 17
1945April 16
1944April 18
1943April 13
1942April 14
1941April 12
1940April 26
1935April 12
1934April 5
1933April 20
1932April 16
1924April 14
1917May 1
1915April 17
1904April 28
1897April 18

When Green freezes over

Green Lake usually freezes over around December 2 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 17 (1932–33). Latest: January 4 (2023–24).

December 2Usually freezes around
November 17 Earliest on record (1932–33)
January 4 Latest on record (2023–24)
79 Winters of record (1908–2025)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 6. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2024–25December 6
2023–24January 4
2022–23December 4
2021–22December 8
2019–20December 2
2018–19November 27
2017–18December 12
2016–17December 10
2015–16December 20
2014–15November 21
2013–14November 27
2012–13December 10
2011–12December 6
2010–11December 2
2009–10December 10
2008–09December 7
2007–08December 2
2006–07December 5
2005–06December 2
2004–05December 14
2003–04December 2
2002–03December 3
2001–02December 20
2000–01December 1
1999–00December 17
1998–99December 20
1997–98November 24
1996–97November 22
1995–96November 24
1994–95December 6
1993–94November 26
1992–93November 28
1991–92November 25
1990–91December 4
1989–90November 26
1988–89November 28
1987–88November 23
1986–87November 21
1985–86November 23
1984–85November 29
1983–84December 1
1982–83December 9
1981–82December 10
1980–81December 3
1979–80December 2
1978–79November 28
1977–78November 26
1976–77November 26
1975–76December 1
1974–75December 2
1973–74December 10
1972–73December 2
1971–72December 1
1970–71November 24
1969–70December 1
1968–69December 6
1967–68November 28
1966–67December 1
1965–66November 29
1964–65November 29
1963–64December 10
1962–63December 12
1961–62December 8
1960–61December 8
1959–60December 1
1958–59November 30
1957–58December 4
1956–57December 7
1955–56November 24
1954–55December 4
1953–54November 27
1952–53December 2
1932–33November 17
1930–31November 27
1929–30November 24
1927–28November 23
1926–27December 5
1914–15December 10
1908–09December 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.

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