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Greenwood Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Greenwood Lake around May 9 — the second week of May. Earliest ever: April 10 (2012). Latest: May 24 (2014).

Greenwood Lake ice-out dates, 1998–2025AprMay1998: April 132000: April 282001: May 52003: May 92004: May 102007: May 32008: May 182009: May 162010: April 142011: May 162012: April 102014: May 242015: May 72019: May 202020: May 172021: May 12022: May 202023: May 182024: April 27Usually May 92025: May 122025
May 9Usually around
April 10Earliest ever (2012)
May 24Latest ever (2014)
20Years of record (1998–2025)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

20 years on the books, 1998–2025. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2025May 12
2024April 27
2023May 18
2022May 20
2021May 1
2020May 17
2019May 20
2015May 7
2014May 24
2012April 10
2011May 16
2010April 14
2009May 16
2008May 18
2007May 3
2004May 10
2003May 9
2001May 5
2000April 28
1998April 13

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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