Minnesota · Sibley County
High Island Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of High Island Lake around April 3 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 12 (2016). Latest: April 30 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
16 years on the books, 1984–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | April 13 |
| 2021 | March 21 |
| 2020 | March 31 |
| 2019 | April 7 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | March 21 |
| 2016 | March 12 |
| 2015 | March 19 |
| 2014 | April 16 |
| 2013 | April 26 |
| 2012 | March 17 |
| 2011 | April 10 |
| 2010 | March 30 |
| 2008 | April 15 |
| 2006 | April 3 |
| 1984 | April 12 |
When High Island freezes over
High Island Lake usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 9 (2018–19). Latest: December 17 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2023–24 froze on November 27. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | November 27 |
| 2021–22 | December 6 |
| 2020–21 | November 15 |
| 2019–20 | November 9 |
| 2018–19 | November 9 |
| 2017–18 | December 10 |
| 2016–17 | December 8 |
| 2015–16 | December 17 |
| 2014–15 | November 12 |
| 2013–14 | November 21 |
| 2012–13 | November 11 |
| 2011–12 | November 30 |
| 2010–11 | November 22 |
| 2009–10 | November 29 |
| 2008–09 | December 16 |
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.