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Rainy Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Rainy Lake around May 4 — the first week of May. Earliest ever: April 6 (2012). Latest: May 22 (1950).

Rainy Lake ice-out dates, 1930–2026AprMay1930: May 31931: May 51932: May 71933: May 61934: May 61935: May 81936: May 131937: May 71938: May 31939: May 51940: May 101941: April 251942: April 251943: May 41944: May 111945: April 231946: April 221947: May 111948: May 61949: April 281950: May 221951: May 91952: May 41953: May 41954: May 141955: April 231956: May 111957: May 71958: April 221959: May 61960: May 161961: May 81962: May 71963: April 301964: May 61965: May 71966: May 151967: May 51968: May 61969: April 281970: May 91971: May 21972: May 161973: April 231974: May 111975: May 101976: April 181977: May 31978: May 101979: May 121980: May 21981: April 291982: May 71983: May 11984: April 281985: April 301986: April 231987: April 181988: May 61989: May 61990: April 291991: April 271992: May 71993: April 301994: May 81995: May 21996: May 181997: May 51998: April 131999: May 12000: April 222001: May 12002: May 42003: May 52004: May 12005: April 232006: April 162007: May 42008: May 142009: April 302010: April 102011: May 22012: April 62013: May 162014: May 202015: April 282016: May 32017: April 182018: May 122019: May 22020: May 22021: April 182022: May 122023: May 112024: April 212025: May 11Usually May 42026: May 52026
May 4Usually around
April 6Earliest ever (2012)
May 22Latest ever (1950)
97Years of record (1930–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

97 years on the books, 1930–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026May 5
2025May 11
2024April 21
2023May 11
2022May 12
2021April 18
2020May 2
2019May 2
2018May 12
2017April 18
2016May 3
2015April 28
2014May 20
2013May 16
2012April 6
2011May 2
2010April 10
2009April 30
2008May 14
2007May 4
2006April 16
2005April 23
2004May 1
2003May 5
2002May 4
2001May 1
2000April 22
1999May 1
1998April 13
1997May 5
1996May 18
1995May 2
1994May 8
1993April 30
1992May 7
1991April 27
1990April 29
1989May 6
1988May 6
1987April 18
1986April 23
1985April 30
1984April 28
1983May 1
1982May 7
1981April 29
1980May 2
1979May 12
1978May 10
1977May 3
1976April 18
1975May 10
1974May 11
1973April 23
1972May 16
1971May 2
1970May 9
1969April 28
1968May 6
1967May 5
1966May 15
1965May 7
1964May 6
1963April 30
1962May 7
1961May 8
1960May 16
1959May 6
1958April 22
1957May 7
1956May 11
1955April 23
1954May 14
1953May 4
1952May 4
1951May 9
1950May 22
1949April 28
1948May 6
1947May 11
1946April 22
1945April 23
1944May 11
1943May 4
1942April 25
1941April 25
1940May 10
1939May 5
1938May 3
1937May 7
1936May 13
1935May 8
1934May 6
1933May 6
1932May 7
1931May 5
1930May 3

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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