Minnesota · Carver County
Piersons Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Piersons Lake around April 5 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 5 (2024). Latest: April 29 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
38 years on the books, 1980–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | March 30 |
| 2024 | March 5 |
| 2022 | April 12 |
| 2021 | March 28 |
| 2020 | April 1 |
| 2019 | April 9 |
| 2017 | March 20 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | April 1 |
| 2014 | April 21 |
| 2013 | April 29 |
| 2008 | April 21 |
| 2007 | April 7 |
| 2005 | April 5 |
| 2004 | April 3 |
| 2003 | April 2 |
| 2001 | April 15 |
| 2000 | March 9 |
| 1999 | March 30 |
| 1998 | March 30 |
| 1997 | April 15 |
| 1996 | April 20 |
| 1995 | March 28 |
| 1994 | April 7 |
| 1993 | April 17 |
| 1992 | April 5 |
| 1991 | April 6 |
| 1990 | March 30 |
| 1989 | April 14 |
| 1988 | April 4 |
| 1987 | March 13 |
| 1986 | April 6 |
| 1985 | April 11 |
| 1984 | April 12 |
| 1983 | April 9 |
| 1982 | April 17 |
| 1981 | March 22 |
| 1980 | April 15 |
When Piersons freezes over
Piersons Lake usually freezes over around December 2 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 15 (1986–87). Latest: December 29 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 30. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 30 |
| 2024–25 | December 2 |
| 2022–23 | December 4 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 28 |
| 2017–18 | December 12 |
| 2015–16 | December 29 |
| 2014–15 | December 1 |
| 2011–12 | December 6 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | December 20 |
| 2003–04 | November 29 |
| 2002–03 | December 1 |
| 1986–87 | November 15 |
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.