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Pierz Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Pierz Lake around April 14 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 20 (2012). Latest: May 7 (2013).

Pierz Lake ice-out dates, 1941–2025MarAprMay1941: April 121942: April 61944: April 121945: March 271946: March 281947: April 181948: April 181949: April 121950: May 61951: April 271952: April 201953: April 91954: April 141955: April 131956: April 181957: April 191958: April 121959: April 151960: April 91961: April 181962: April 231963: April 71964: April 221965: April 291966: April 161967: April 191968: April 21969: April 171970: April 261971: April 201972: April 251973: April 31974: April 191975: April 261976: April 101977: April 111978: April 171979: April 231980: April 181981: March 291982: April 231983: April 121984: April 111985: April 131986: April 111987: March 271988: April 81989: April 211990: April 121991: April 71992: April 21993: April 181994: April 151995: April 141996: April 241997: April 191998: March 291999: April 12000: March 232001: April 202002: April 152003: April 132004: April 72005: April 92006: April 62007: April 172008: April 242009: April 172010: March 312011: April 142012: March 202013: May 72014: April 262015: April 22016: March 232017: March 292018: May 12019: April 192022: April 23Usually Apr 142025: March 292025
April 14Usually around
March 20Earliest ever (2012)
May 7Latest ever (2013)
80Years of record (1941–2025)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

80 years on the books, 1941–2025. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2025March 29
2022April 23
2019April 19
2018May 1
2017March 29
2016March 23
2015April 2
2014April 26
2013May 7
2012March 20
2011April 14
2010March 31
2009April 17
2008April 24
2007April 17
2006April 6
2005April 9
2004April 7
2003April 13
2002April 15
2001April 20
2000March 23
1999April 1
1998March 29
1997April 19
1996April 24
1995April 14
1994April 15
1993April 18
1992April 2
1991April 7
1990April 12
1989April 21
1988April 8
1987March 27
1986April 11
1985April 13
1984April 11
1983April 12
1982April 23
1981March 29
1980April 18
1979April 23
1978April 17
1977April 11
1976April 10
1975April 26
1974April 19
1973April 3
1972April 25
1971April 20
1970April 26
1969April 17
1968April 2
1967April 19
1966April 16
1965April 29
1964April 22
1963April 7
1962April 23
1961April 18
1960April 9
1959April 15
1958April 12
1957April 19
1956April 18
1955April 13
1954April 14
1953April 9
1952April 20
1951April 27
1950May 6
1949April 12
1948April 18
1947April 18
1946March 28
1945March 27
1944April 12
1942April 6
1941April 12

When Pierz freezes over

Pierz Lake usually freezes over around November 25 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 4 (1991–92). Latest: December 26 (2015–16).

November 25Usually freezes around
November 4 Earliest on record (1991–92)
December 26 Latest on record (2015–16)
78 Winters of record (1941–2020)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2019–20 froze on December 2. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2019–20December 2
2018–19November 13
2017–18November 22
2016–17December 9
2015–16December 26
2014–15November 16
2013–14November 24
2012–13December 7
2011–12November 30
2010–11November 26
2009–10December 6
2008–09November 24
2007–08November 30
2006–07December 1
2005–06December 1
2004–05December 15
2003–04November 26
2002–03November 26
2001–02December 20
2000–01November 21
1999–00December 7
1998–99December 21
1997–98November 16
1996–97November 13
1995–96November 13
1994–95November 29
1993–94November 27
1992–93November 27
1991–92November 4
1990–91November 29
1989–90November 19
1988–89November 18
1987–88December 2
1986–87November 16
1985–86November 21
1984–85November 20
1983–84November 26
1982–83November 23
1981–82December 5
1980–81November 24
1979–80November 25
1978–79November 20
1977–78November 22
1976–77November 13
1975–76November 22
1974–75November 25
1973–74December 4
1972–73November 29
1971–72November 29
1970–71November 24
1969–70November 19
1968–69November 25
1967–68November 18
1966–67November 12
1965–66November 22
1964–65November 23
1963–64December 1
1962–63December 6
1961–62November 18
1960–61November 23
1959–60November 9
1958–59November 25
1957–58November 26
1956–57November 27
1955–56November 12
1954–55November 30
1953–54December 1
1952–53November 28
1951–52November 6
1950–51November 26
1949–50December 1
1948–49November 21
1947–48November 24
1946–47November 22
1945–46December 10
1944–45December 2
1942–43December 2
1941–42December 12

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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