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Lake Waconia Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Lake Waconia around April 12 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 7 (2017). Latest: May 4 (2018).

Lake Waconia ice-out dates, 1940–2026MarAprMay1940: April 71941: May 11942: April 281943: April 61944: April 151945: April 121946: April 151947: April 181948: April 121949: April 131950: May 11951: April 271952: April 191953: April 71954: April 91955: April 121956: April 181957: April 161958: April 101959: April 51960: April 131961: April 131962: April 261963: April 31964: April 151965: May 11966: March 311967: April 71968: March 301969: April 171970: April 171971: April 151972: April 251973: April 51974: April 191975: April 271976: April 21977: April 51978: April 141979: April 231981: March 251982: April 181983: April 131984: April 151985: April 131986: April 81987: March 141988: April 31989: April 161990: March 291991: April 71992: April 71993: April 191994: April 101995: April 21996: April 231997: April 181998: April 31999: March 312000: March 152001: April 202002: April 152003: April 102004: April 42005: April 82006: April 72007: April 12008: April 222009: April 102010: April 22011: April 132012: March 182013: April 302014: April 232015: April 22016: March 162017: March 72018: May 42019: April 132020: April 22021: March 292022: April 132023: April 182024: March 82025: March 23Usually Apr 122026: March 312026
April 12Usually around
March 7Earliest ever (2017)
May 4Latest ever (2018)
86Years of record (1940–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

86 years on the books, 1940–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026March 31
2025March 23
2024March 8
2023April 18
2022April 13
2021March 29
2020April 2
2019April 13
2018May 4
2017March 7
2016March 16
2015April 2
2014April 23
2013April 30
2012March 18
2011April 13
2010April 2
2009April 10
2008April 22
2007April 1
2006April 7
2005April 8
2004April 4
2003April 10
2002April 15
2001April 20
2000March 15
1999March 31
1998April 3
1997April 18
1996April 23
1995April 2
1994April 10
1993April 19
1992April 7
1991April 7
1990March 29
1989April 16
1988April 3
1987March 14
1986April 8
1985April 13
1984April 15
1983April 13
1982April 18
1981March 25
1979April 23
1978April 14
1977April 5
1976April 2
1975April 27
1974April 19
1973April 5
1972April 25
1971April 15
1970April 17
1969April 17
1968March 30
1967April 7
1966March 31
1965May 1
1964April 15
1963April 3
1962April 26
1961April 13
1960April 13
1959April 5
1958April 10
1957April 16
1956April 18
1955April 12
1954April 9
1953April 7
1952April 19
1951April 27
1950May 1
1949April 13
1948April 12
1947April 18
1946April 15
1945April 12
1944April 15
1943April 6
1942April 28
1941May 1
1940April 7

When Waconia freezes over

Lake Waconia usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 7 (1991–92). Latest: December 24 (2020–21).

December 1Usually freezes around
November 7 Earliest on record (1991–92)
December 24 Latest on record (2020–21)
85 Winters of record (1940–2026)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 4. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2025–26December 4
2024–25December 3
2022–23December 4
2021–22December 7
2020–21December 24
2019–20December 2
2018–19November 28
2017–18December 7
2016–17December 9
2015–16December 19
2014–15November 21
2013–14November 27
2012–13December 10
2011–12December 6
2010–11November 27
2009–10December 10
2008–09November 29
2007–08December 1
2006–07December 3
2005–06November 30
2004–05December 14
2003–04November 29
2002–03December 3
2001–02November 20
2000–01November 21
1999–00December 16
1998–99December 21
1997–98November 21
1996–97November 19
1995–96November 22
1994–95December 7
1993–94November 26
1992–93November 27
1991–92November 7
1990–91December 2
1989–90November 23
1988–89November 21
1987–88December 4
1986–87November 15
1985–86November 21
1984–85December 3
1983–84November 29
1982–83December 8
1981–82December 5
1980–81December 3
1979–80November 30
1978–79November 21
1977–78November 25
1976–77November 15
1975–76November 27
1974–75December 1
1973–74December 6
1972–73November 29
1971–72December 4
1970–71November 29
1969–70November 30
1968–69November 23
1967–68December 6
1966–67December 4
1965–66December 5
1964–65December 3
1963–64November 29
1962–63November 28
1961–62November 24
1960–61November 21
1959–60December 10
1958–59November 22
1957–58December 2
1956–57December 14
1955–56November 30
1954–55December 5
1953–54December 12
1952–53December 11
1951–52December 1
1950–51November 24
1949–50November 28
1948–49November 30
1947–48December 2
1946–47December 1
1945–46December 9
1944–45December 12
1943–44November 30
1942–43December 8
1941–42December 6
1940–41December 2

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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