Minnesota · Martin County
Iowa Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Iowa Lake around March 23 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: February 23 (2024). Latest: April 29 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
26 years on the books, 1989–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | March 10 |
| 2025 | March 14 |
| 2024 | February 23 |
| 2023 | April 11 |
| 2022 | March 23 |
| 2021 | March 20 |
| 2020 | March 20 |
| 2019 | April 2 |
| 2018 | April 29 |
| 2017 | March 20 |
| 2016 | March 11 |
| 2015 | March 17 |
| 2014 | April 8 |
| 2013 | April 8 |
| 2012 | March 12 |
| 2008 | April 10 |
| 2007 | March 25 |
| 2006 | April 2 |
| 2005 | March 28 |
| 2004 | March 20 |
| 1999 | March 23 |
| 1996 | March 31 |
| 1995 | March 20 |
| 1994 | March 23 |
| 1992 | March 28 |
| 1989 | March 27 |
When Iowa freezes over
Iowa Lake usually freezes over around November 30 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 10 (2018–19). Latest: December 19 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 28. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 28 |
| 2024–25 | November 29 |
| 2022–23 | November 18 |
| 2020–21 | December 1 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2016–17 | December 7 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2011–12 | November 30 |
| 1983–84 | November 24 |
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.