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Howard Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Howard Lake around April 12 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 15 (2000). Latest: May 2 (1950).

Howard Lake ice-out dates, 1950–2026MarAprMay1950: May 21951: April 281952: April 221953: April 101954: April 131955: April 111957: April 191958: April 101959: April 51960: April 131961: April 31962: April 241963: April 31964: April 141965: April 301967: April 81968: March 301969: April 171970: April 151971: April 151972: April 251973: March 301974: April 181975: April 271976: April 31977: April 101978: April 161979: April 231980: April 181981: March 241982: April 181983: April 141984: April 141985: April 121986: April 81987: March 161988: April 61989: April 171990: April 11991: April 71992: April 51993: April 191994: April 131995: April 31996: April 231997: April 191998: March 311999: March 302000: March 152001: April 202002: April 152003: April 92004: April 22005: April 62010: April 12011: April 122012: March 192018: May 22020: April 3Usually Apr 122026: March 312026
April 12Usually around
March 15Earliest ever (2000)
May 2Latest ever (1950)
60Years of record (1950–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

60 years on the books, 1950–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026March 31
2020April 3
2018May 2
2012March 19
2011April 12
2010April 1
2005April 6
2004April 2
2003April 9
2002April 15
2001April 20
2000March 15
1999March 30
1998March 31
1997April 19
1996April 23
1995April 3
1994April 13
1993April 19
1992April 5
1991April 7
1990April 1
1989April 17
1988April 6
1987March 16
1986April 8
1985April 12
1984April 14
1983April 14
1982April 18
1981March 24
1980April 18
1979April 23
1978April 16
1977April 10
1976April 3
1975April 27
1974April 18
1973March 30
1972April 25
1971April 15
1970April 15
1969April 17
1968March 30
1967April 8
1965April 30
1964April 14
1963April 3
1962April 24
1961April 3
1960April 13
1959April 5
1958April 10
1957April 19
1955April 11
1954April 13
1953April 10
1952April 22
1951April 28
1950May 2

When Howard freezes over

Howard Lake usually freezes over around November 29 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 7 (1991–92). Latest: December 26 (2020–21).

November 29Usually freezes around
November 7 Earliest on record (1991–92)
December 26 Latest on record (2020–21)
54 Winters of record (1951–2026)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2025–26December 1
2024–25December 4
2022–23December 9
2020–21December 26
2019–20December 2
2017–18December 1
2010–11November 23
2004–05December 14
2003–04November 24
2002–03December 3
2001–02December 20
2000–01November 21
1999–00December 16
1998–99December 15
1997–98November 17
1996–97November 16
1995–96November 28
1994–95November 30
1993–94November 26
1992–93November 27
1991–92November 7
1990–91December 2
1989–90November 23
1988–89December 12
1987–88December 4
1986–87November 13
1985–86November 21
1984–85December 4
1983–84November 29
1982–83November 24
1981–82December 5
1980–81November 28
1979–80December 1
1978–79November 21
1977–78November 25
1976–77November 14
1975–76November 26
1974–75November 30
1973–74December 6
1972–73November 29
1971–72November 27
1970–71November 24
1969–70November 20
1968–69December 5
1967–68November 29
1966–67December 2
1965–66November 28
1964–65November 23
1963–64December 10
1962–63December 10
1961–62December 8
1954–55December 4
1953–54December 15
1951–52November 19

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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