Minnesota · Kandiyohi County
Norway Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Norway Lake around April 7 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 11 (2024). Latest: May 4 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
17 years on the books, 2002–2024. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2024 | March 11 |
| 2023 | April 28 |
| 2022 | April 21 |
| 2020 | April 7 |
| 2019 | April 19 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | March 24 |
| 2016 | March 16 |
| 2015 | April 4 |
| 2013 | May 4 |
| 2008 | April 21 |
| 2007 | April 15 |
| 2006 | April 7 |
| 2005 | April 2 |
| 2004 | March 29 |
| 2003 | April 4 |
| 2002 | April 15 |
When Norway freezes over
Norway Lake usually freezes over around November 29 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 13 (2018–19). Latest: January 7 (2023–24).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on January 2. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | January 2 |
| 2023–24 | January 7 |
| 2022–23 | November 20 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2018–19 | November 13 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2007–08 | November 21 |
| 2006–07 | November 29 |
| 2005–06 | December 13 |
| 2004–05 | December 9 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 24 |
| 2001–02 | November 29 |
| 1994–95 | November 28 |
| 1990–91 | November 29 |
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.