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Kabekona Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Kabekona Lake around April 23 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2012). Latest: May 18 (1909).

Kabekona Lake ice-out dates, 1904–2025MarAprMay1904: May 101905: April 271906: April 231907: May 111908: April 231909: May 181910: March 301911: April 201912: April 211913: April 241914: April 301915: April 191916: April 301917: April 81918: April 201919: May 51921: April 201923: May 11925: April 131927: April 251929: April 221931: April 151932: April 231976: April 141979: May 41980: April 231983: April 261984: April 211985: April 271987: April 141988: April 251989: May 31990: April 241991: April 221992: April 191993: April 231997: April 241999: April 212002: April 172003: April 222004: April 192005: April 142006: April 132007: April 252008: May 92010: April 32011: April 272012: March 242015: April 152016: April 162017: April 122019: April 282020: April 272022: May 9Usually Apr 232025: April 262025
April 23Usually around
March 24Earliest ever (2012)
May 18Latest ever (1909)
55Years of record (1904–2025)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

55 years on the books, 1904–2025. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2025April 26
2022May 9
2020April 27
2019April 28
2017April 12
2016April 16
2015April 15
2012March 24
2011April 27
2010April 3
2008May 9
2007April 25
2006April 13
2005April 14
2004April 19
2003April 22
2002April 17
1999April 21
1997April 24
1993April 23
1992April 19
1991April 22
1990April 24
1989May 3
1988April 25
1987April 14
1985April 27
1984April 21
1983April 26
1980April 23
1979May 4
1976April 14
1932April 23
1931April 15
1929April 22
1927April 25
1925April 13
1923May 1
1921April 20
1919May 5
1918April 20
1917April 8
1916April 30
1915April 19
1914April 30
1913April 24
1912April 21
1911April 20
1910March 30
1909May 18
1908April 23
1907May 11
1906April 23
1905April 27
1904May 10

When Kabekona freezes over

Kabekona Lake usually freezes over around December 8 — the second week of December. Earliest on record: November 20 (1911–12). Latest: December 28 (2015–16).

December 8Usually freezes around
November 20 Earliest on record (1911–12)
December 28 Latest on record (2015–16)
60 Winters of record (1905–2023)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2022–23 froze on December 13. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2022–23December 13
2021–22December 18
2020–21December 16
2019–20December 11
2016–17December 15
2015–16December 28
2010–11December 3
2009–10December 14
2008–09December 7
2007–08December 5
2006–07December 21
2005–06December 18
2004–05December 17
2003–04December 12
2002–03December 3
2001–02December 22
2000–01December 5
1999–00December 21
1998–99December 21
1997–98December 25
1996–97November 27
1995–96November 28
1994–95December 10
1993–94November 30
1992–93December 8
1991–92November 26
1990–91December 18
1989–90December 4
1988–89December 11
1987–88December 19
1986–87December 7
1985–86November 28
1984–85December 6
1983–84December 4
1982–83December 9
1981–82December 15
1980–81December 8
1979–80December 12
1978–79December 1
1977–78December 5
1934–35December 24
1932–33November 25
1929–30November 29
1927–28December 1
1925–26November 28
1924–25December 5
1922–23December 9
1921–22December 17
1920–21November 26
1919–20December 19
1918–19December 15
1917–18December 7
1915–16December 15
1913–14December 22
1911–12November 20
1910–11December 6
1909–10December 5
1908–09December 2
1906–07December 1
1905–06November 30

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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