Minnesota · Hubbard County
Palmer Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Palmer Lake around April 18 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 15 (2024). Latest: May 15 (2002).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
18 years on the books, 2002–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 16 |
| 2025 | April 13 |
| 2024 | March 15 |
| 2023 | April 30 |
| 2022 | May 6 |
| 2021 | April 5 |
| 2020 | April 18 |
| 2019 | April 23 |
| 2018 | April 29 |
| 2017 | April 2 |
| 2016 | March 29 |
| 2015 | April 11 |
| 2014 | April 23 |
| 2011 | April 29 |
| 2008 | April 29 |
| 2007 | April 20 |
| 2005 | April 8 |
| 2002 | May 15 |
When Palmer freezes over
Palmer Lake usually freezes over around November 24 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 10 (2018–19). Latest: December 8 (2001–02).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2024–25 | November 30 |
| 2023–24 | November 29 |
| 2022–23 | November 21 |
| 2021–22 | November 24 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2017–18 | November 11 |
| 2015–16 | November 27 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 19 |
| 2007–08 | November 27 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2001–02 | December 8 |
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.