Minnesota · Hennepin County
Loring Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Loring Lake around April 3 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 1 (2024). Latest: April 19 (1996).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
33 years on the books, 1959–2024. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2024 | March 1 |
| 2023 | April 12 |
| 2022 | April 5 |
| 2020 | March 25 |
| 2019 | April 3 |
| 2008 | April 15 |
| 2007 | March 26 |
| 2006 | April 3 |
| 2005 | April 4 |
| 2004 | March 29 |
| 2003 | March 31 |
| 2002 | April 10 |
| 2001 | April 13 |
| 2000 | March 6 |
| 1999 | March 29 |
| 1998 | March 29 |
| 1997 | April 5 |
| 1996 | April 19 |
| 1995 | March 29 |
| 1994 | April 1 |
| 1993 | April 10 |
| 1992 | April 3 |
| 1985 | April 3 |
| 1984 | April 9 |
| 1983 | March 31 |
| 1981 | March 25 |
| 1980 | April 4 |
| 1969 | April 10 |
| 1968 | March 30 |
| 1967 | April 4 |
| 1966 | March 19 |
| 1963 | April 13 |
| 1959 | April 6 |
When Loring freezes over
Loring Lake usually freezes over around December 2 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 1 (1991–92). Latest: January 16 (2023–24).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 29. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 29 |
| 2023–24 | January 16 |
| 2022–23 | November 21 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2008–09 | December 2 |
| 2007–08 | December 4 |
| 2006–07 | December 4 |
| 2005–06 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 26 |
| 2002–03 | December 5 |
| 2001–02 | December 21 |
| 2000–01 | December 2 |
| 1999–00 | December 21 |
| 1998–99 | December 17 |
| 1997–98 | November 15 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1995–96 | November 10 |
| 1994–95 | November 30 |
| 1993–94 | November 26 |
| 1992–93 | December 14 |
| 1991–92 | November 1 |
| 1984–85 | December 4 |
| 1983–84 | November 30 |
| 1970–71 | December 4 |
| 1968–69 | December 3 |
| 1966–67 | December 5 |
| 1964–65 | November 23 |
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.