Minnesota · Douglas County
Latoka Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Latoka Lake around April 14 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 17 (2024). Latest: May 11 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
18 years on the books, 2003–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 14 |
| 2025 | April 13 |
| 2024 | March 17 |
| 2023 | May 1 |
| 2022 | April 30 |
| 2021 | April 5 |
| 2020 | April 18 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2018 | May 5 |
| 2017 | March 30 |
| 2016 | March 29 |
| 2015 | April 12 |
| 2014 | April 26 |
| 2013 | May 11 |
| 2011 | April 22 |
| 2006 | April 7 |
| 2005 | April 16 |
| 2003 | April 13 |
When Latoka freezes over
Latoka Lake usually freezes over around December 11 — the second week of December. Earliest on record: November 27 (2014–15). Latest: January 8 (2023–24).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 5. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 5 |
| 2024–25 | December 12 |
| 2023–24 | January 8 |
| 2022–23 | December 11 |
| 2021–22 | December 27 |
| 2020–21 | December 26 |
| 2019–20 | December 3 |
| 2018–19 | December 1 |
| 2017–18 | December 14 |
| 2016–17 | December 10 |
| 2015–16 | December 28 |
| 2014–15 | November 27 |
| 2006–07 | December 3 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2002–03 | December 4 |
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.