Minnesota · Hubbard County
Long Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Long Lake around April 22 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: March 27 (2012). Latest: May 10 (1996).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
30 years on the books, 1988–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 21 |
| 2025 | April 19 |
| 2024 | April 8 |
| 2023 | May 3 |
| 2022 | May 7 |
| 2021 | April 7 |
| 2020 | April 26 |
| 2019 | April 26 |
| 2018 | May 5 |
| 2017 | April 7 |
| 2016 | April 3 |
| 2015 | April 9 |
| 2012 | March 27 |
| 2004 | April 19 |
| 2003 | April 23 |
| 2002 | April 24 |
| 2001 | April 27 |
| 2000 | April 12 |
| 1999 | April 24 |
| 1998 | April 13 |
| 1997 | April 29 |
| 1996 | May 10 |
| 1995 | May 1 |
| 1994 | April 19 |
| 1993 | April 22 |
| 1992 | April 22 |
| 1991 | April 21 |
| 1990 | April 24 |
| 1989 | May 2 |
| 1988 | April 19 |
When Long freezes over
Long Lake usually freezes over around December 14 — the second week of December. Earliest on record: November 24 (1995–96). Latest: January 12 (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 14. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 14 |
| 2024–25 | December 18 |
| 2023–24 | January 12 |
| 2022–23 | December 17 |
| 2021–22 | December 21 |
| 2020–21 | December 15 |
| 2019–20 | December 10 |
| 2018–19 | December 22 |
| 2017–18 | December 21 |
| 2016–17 | December 16 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 26 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 2001–02 | December 17 |
| 2000–01 | December 2 |
| 1999–00 | December 17 |
| 1998–99 | December 20 |
| 1995–96 | November 24 |
| 1994–95 | December 7 |
| 1993–94 | November 27 |
| 1992–93 | November 30 |
| 1991–92 | November 25 |
| 1990–91 | December 2 |
| 1989–90 | November 26 |
| 1988–89 | November 28 |
| 1987–88 | December 17 |
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.