Minnesota · Crow Wing County
Hamlet Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Hamlet Lake around April 18 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 16 (2024). Latest: May 13 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
22 years on the books, 2003–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 24 |
| 2025 | April 14 |
| 2024 | March 16 |
| 2023 | May 1 |
| 2022 | May 3 |
| 2021 | April 6 |
| 2020 | April 18 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2018 | May 4 |
| 2017 | April 4 |
| 2015 | April 12 |
| 2014 | May 1 |
| 2013 | May 13 |
| 2012 | March 28 |
| 2011 | April 22 |
| 2010 | April 2 |
| 2009 | April 21 |
| 2008 | May 1 |
| 2006 | April 8 |
| 2005 | April 12 |
| 2004 | April 18 |
| 2003 | April 15 |
When Hamlet freezes over
Hamlet Lake usually freezes over around December 3 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 20 (2018–19). Latest: December 26 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2023–24 froze on December 2. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | December 2 |
| 2022–23 | December 2 |
| 2021–22 | December 8 |
| 2020–21 | December 2 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 20 |
| 2017–18 | December 11 |
| 2016–17 | December 14 |
| 2015–16 | December 26 |
| 2014–15 | November 22 |
| 2013–14 | November 27 |
| 2011–12 | December 6 |
| 2010–11 | December 3 |
| 2009–10 | December 14 |
| 2008–09 | December 7 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | December 3 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2002–03 | December 5 |
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.