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Lake Pepin Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Lake Pepin around April 7 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: February 29 (2000). Latest: May 20 (1843).

Lake Pepin ice-out dates, 1843–2026FebMarAprMay1843: May 201844: April 61845: April 61846: April 11847: April 71848: April 71849: April 91850: April 91851: April 41852: April 161853: April 111854: April 81855: April 171856: April 181857: May 11858: March 251859: April 191860: March 281861: April 71862: April 81863: April 51864: April 141865: April 151866: April 191867: April 191868: April 41869: April 201870: April 151871: April 171872: April 251873: April 171874: April 221875: April 201876: April 221877: April 161878: March 91879: April 41880: April 101881: April 131882: April 61883: April 161884: April 121885: April 201886: April 151887: April 151890: April 141891: April 161892: April 31893: April 121894: March 301895: April 151896: April 171897: April 61898: April 11899: April 201900: April 71901: April 161902: March 311903: April 51904: April 211905: March 291948: April 51951: April 211952: March 171953: April 21955: April 91957: April 111962: April 161977: March 301989: April 81990: March 191992: March 251994: March 311995: March 221996: April 91997: April 31998: March 251999: March 272000: February 292001: April 112002: March 252003: March 312004: March 272005: April 42006: April 12007: March 242008: April 152009: March 232010: March 242011: April 32012: March 162013: April 162014: April 132015: March 292016: March 142017: March 72018: April 202019: March 282020: March 202021: March 202022: March 312023: April 82024: March 3Usually Apr 72026: March 292026
April 7Usually around
February 29Earliest ever (2000)
May 20Latest ever (1843)
104Years of record (1843–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

104 years on the books, 1843–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026March 29
2024March 3
2023April 8
2022March 31
2021March 20
2020March 20
2019March 28
2018April 20
2017March 7
2016March 14
2015March 29
2014April 13
2013April 16
2012March 16
2011April 3
2010March 24
2009March 23
2008April 15
2007March 24
2006April 1
2005April 4
2004March 27
2003March 31
2002March 25
2001April 11
2000February 29
1999March 27
1998March 25
1997April 3
1996April 9
1995March 22
1994March 31
1992March 25
1990March 19
1989April 8
1977March 30
1962April 16
1957April 11
1955April 9
1953April 2
1952March 17
1951April 21
1948April 5
1905March 29
1904April 21
1903April 5
1902March 31
1901April 16
1900April 7
1899April 20
1898April 1
1897April 6
1896April 17
1895April 15
1894March 30
1893April 12
1892April 3
1891April 16
1890April 14
1887April 15
1886April 15
1885April 20
1884April 12
1883April 16
1882April 6
1881April 13
1880April 10
1879April 4
1878March 9
1877April 16
1876April 22
1875April 20
1874April 22
1873April 17
1872April 25
1871April 17
1870April 15
1869April 20
1868April 4
1867April 19
1866April 19
1865April 15
1864April 14
1863April 5
1862April 8
1861April 7
1860March 28
1859April 19
1858March 25
1857May 1
1856April 18
1855April 17
1854April 8
1853April 11
1852April 16
1851April 4
1850April 9
1849April 9
1848April 7
1847April 7
1846April 1
1845April 6
1844April 6
1843May 20

When Pepin freezes over

Lake Pepin usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 2 (1882–83). Latest: December 30 (1889–90).

November 27Usually freezes around
November 2 Earliest on record (1882–83)
December 30 Latest on record (1889–90)
48 Winters of record (1860–1996)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 1995–96 froze on November 29. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
1995–96November 29
1994–95December 11
1993–94December 11
1992–93December 5
1905–06November 29
1904–05December 3
1903–04November 3
1902–03December 4
1901–02December 3
1900–01December 9
1899–00December 12
1898–99November 23
1897–98November 26
1896–97December 1
1895–96November 26
1894–95November 18
1893–94November 21
1892–93November 21
1891–92November 24
1890–91December 30
1889–90December 30
1886–87November 22
1885–86December 4
1884–85November 23
1883–84November 15
1882–83November 2
1881–82November 22
1880–81November 18
1879–80December 9
1878–79December 6
1877–78November 29
1876–77November 27
1875–76November 19
1874–75November 21
1873–74November 14
1872–73November 19
1871–72November 21
1870–71December 16
1869–70November 19
1868–69December 1
1867–68November 29
1866–67December 4
1865–66December 4
1864–65November 21
1863–64November 28
1862–63November 28
1861–62November 27
1860–61November 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.

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