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Medicine Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Medicine Lake around April 8 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 7 (2024). Latest: May 2 (2018).

Medicine Lake ice-out dates, 1941–2026MarAprMay1941: April 111942: April 11943: April 91944: April 141945: March 261946: March 301947: April 151948: April 91950: April 281952: April 191953: April 41954: April 21955: April 91956: April 181957: April 181958: April 51959: April 61960: April 131961: April 111962: April 241963: April 61964: April 131965: April 301966: March 311967: April 51968: March 301969: April 141970: April 171971: April 151972: April 211973: March 311974: April 191975: April 261976: April 21977: April 81978: April 151979: April 211980: April 161981: March 231982: April 181983: April 111984: April 81985: April 101986: April 61987: March 161988: April 51989: April 151990: March 301991: April 51992: April 51993: April 151994: April 71995: March 261996: April 191997: April 141998: March 281999: March 302000: March 82001: April 152002: April 142003: April 32004: April 42005: April 62006: April 72007: March 282008: April 212009: April 82010: March 312011: April 102012: March 182013: April 292014: April 212015: March 302016: March 162017: March 82018: May 22019: April 132020: March 292021: March 282022: April 122023: April 142024: March 72025: March 23Usually Apr 82026: March 302026
April 8Usually around
March 7Earliest ever (2024)
May 2Latest ever (2018)
84Years of record (1941–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

84 years on the books, 1941–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026March 30
2025March 23
2024March 7
2023April 14
2022April 12
2021March 28
2020March 29
2019April 13
2018May 2
2017March 8
2016March 16
2015March 30
2014April 21
2013April 29
2012March 18
2011April 10
2010March 31
2009April 8
2008April 21
2007March 28
2006April 7
2005April 6
2004April 4
2003April 3
2002April 14
2001April 15
2000March 8
1999March 30
1998March 28
1997April 14
1996April 19
1995March 26
1994April 7
1993April 15
1992April 5
1991April 5
1990March 30
1989April 15
1988April 5
1987March 16
1986April 6
1985April 10
1984April 8
1983April 11
1982April 18
1981March 23
1980April 16
1979April 21
1978April 15
1977April 8
1976April 2
1975April 26
1974April 19
1973March 31
1972April 21
1971April 15
1970April 17
1969April 14
1968March 30
1967April 5
1966March 31
1965April 30
1964April 13
1963April 6
1962April 24
1961April 11
1960April 13
1959April 6
1958April 5
1957April 18
1956April 18
1955April 9
1954April 2
1953April 4
1952April 19
1950April 28
1948April 9
1947April 15
1946March 30
1945March 26
1944April 14
1943April 9
1942April 1
1941April 11

When Medicine freezes over

Medicine Lake usually freezes over around November 30 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 7 (1991–92). Latest: December 21 (1998–99).

November 30Usually freezes around
November 7 Earliest on record (1991–92)
December 21 Latest on record (1998–99)
63 Winters of record (1955–2022)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2021–22 froze on December 7. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2021–22December 7
2019–20December 2
2018–19November 28
2017–18December 10
2013–14November 27
2012–13December 11
2011–12November 20
2010–11December 1
2009–10December 8
2008–09November 25
2007–08November 29
2006–07December 4
2005–06December 13
2004–05December 14
2003–04December 2
2002–03December 3
2001–02December 20
2000–01November 21
1999–00December 18
1998–99December 21
1997–98November 23
1996–97November 20
1995–96November 24
1994–95November 30
1993–94November 20
1992–93November 27
1991–92November 7
1990–91December 3
1989–90November 24
1988–89November 20
1987–88November 27
1986–87November 23
1985–86November 21
1984–85December 4
1983–84December 4
1982–83November 25
1981–82December 6
1980–81November 26
1979–80December 1
1978–79November 21
1977–78November 26
1976–77November 13
1975–76November 26
1974–75December 2
1973–74December 8
1972–73December 1
1971–72December 2
1970–71November 24
1969–70November 19
1968–69December 5
1967–68November 30
1966–67December 2
1965–66November 30
1964–65November 29
1963–64December 4
1962–63December 10
1961–62December 8
1960–61December 6
1959–60November 13
1958–59November 27
1957–58November 28
1956–57November 29
1955–56November 19

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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