Minnesota · Hubbard County

Mary Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Mary Lake around April 18 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 23 (2012). Latest: May 12 (2013).

Mary Lake ice-out dates, 1988–2026MarAprMay1988: April 171989: April 291990: April 241991: April 131992: April 111993: April 181994: April 181995: April 241996: May 51998: April 111999: April 142000: April 62001: April 272002: April 182003: April 162004: April 192012: March 232013: May 122014: April 302015: April 142016: April 12017: April 62018: April 302019: April 252020: April 262021: April 52022: May 72023: May 22024: April 72025: April 16Usually Apr 182026: April 192026
April 18Usually around
March 23Earliest ever (2012)
May 12Latest ever (2013)
31Years of record (1988–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

31 years on the books, 1988–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026April 19
2025April 16
2024April 7
2023May 2
2022May 7
2021April 5
2020April 26
2019April 25
2018April 30
2017April 6
2016April 1
2015April 14
2014April 30
2013May 12
2012March 23
2004April 19
2003April 16
2002April 18
2001April 27
2000April 6
1999April 14
1998April 11
1996May 5
1995April 24
1994April 18
1993April 18
1992April 11
1991April 13
1990April 24
1989April 29
1988April 17

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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