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Gull Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Gull Lake around April 21 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 17 (2024). Latest: May 18 (1950).

Gull Lake ice-out dates, 1950–2025MarAprMay1950: May 181955: April 141956: May 41957: April 241958: April 141959: April 231960: April 201961: April 231962: May 21963: April 161964: April 251965: May 11966: April 261967: April 151968: April 121969: April 211970: April 281971: April 221972: April 281973: April 141974: April 271975: May 41976: April 121977: April 141978: April 261979: May 41981: April 81983: April 251987: April 91988: April 131989: April 241990: April 221991: April 191992: April 191993: April 241994: April 181995: April 271996: May 41998: April 71999: April 132000: April 22001: April 282002: April 182003: April 152004: April 172005: April 112006: April 92007: April 172008: April 252010: April 52011: April 262012: March 262013: May 152014: May 32015: April 122016: April 82017: April 62018: May 52019: April 252020: April 222022: May 62023: May 42024: March 17Usually Apr 212025: April 182025
April 21Usually around
March 17Earliest ever (2024)
May 18Latest ever (1950)
64Years of record (1950–2025)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

64 years on the books, 1950–2025. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2025April 18
2024March 17
2023May 4
2022May 6
2020April 22
2019April 25
2018May 5
2017April 6
2016April 8
2015April 12
2014May 3
2013May 15
2012March 26
2011April 26
2010April 5
2008April 25
2007April 17
2006April 9
2005April 11
2004April 17
2003April 15
2002April 18
2001April 28
2000April 2
1999April 13
1998April 7
1996May 4
1995April 27
1994April 18
1993April 24
1992April 19
1991April 19
1990April 22
1989April 24
1988April 13
1987April 9
1983April 25
1981April 8
1979May 4
1978April 26
1977April 14
1976April 12
1975May 4
1974April 27
1973April 14
1972April 28
1971April 22
1970April 28
1969April 21
1968April 12
1967April 15
1966April 26
1965May 1
1964April 25
1963April 16
1962May 2
1961April 23
1960April 20
1959April 23
1958April 14
1957April 24
1956May 4
1955April 14
1950May 18

When Gull freezes over

Gull Lake usually freezes over around November 30 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 14 (1959–60). Latest: December 22 (1998–99).

November 30Usually freezes around
November 14 Earliest on record (1959–60)
December 22 Latest on record (1998–99)
36 Winters of record (1955–2018)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2017–18 froze on December 8. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2017–18December 8
2008–09December 7
2007–08December 1
2006–07December 1
2005–06November 30
2004–05December 14
2003–04December 2
2002–03December 3
2001–02December 20
2000–01December 4
1999–00December 20
1998–99December 22
1978–79November 23
1977–78November 25
1976–77November 14
1975–76November 27
1974–75December 2
1973–74December 6
1972–73November 30
1971–72November 28
1970–71November 24
1969–70November 21
1968–69December 6
1967–68November 29
1966–67November 29
1965–66November 30
1964–65November 29
1963–64December 10
1962–63December 6
1961–62December 8
1960–61December 1
1959–60November 14
1958–59November 29
1957–58November 29
1956–57November 29
1955–56November 18

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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