Minnesota · Meeker County
Richardson Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Richardson Lake around April 3 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 1 (2000). Latest: April 30 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
28 years on the books, 1990–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | March 24 |
| 2024 | March 12 |
| 2023 | April 18 |
| 2022 | April 13 |
| 2019 | April 18 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2017 | March 27 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | April 2 |
| 2012 | March 19 |
| 2008 | April 22 |
| 2007 | March 30 |
| 2006 | April 6 |
| 2005 | April 6 |
| 2004 | March 29 |
| 2003 | April 2 |
| 2002 | April 14 |
| 2001 | April 18 |
| 2000 | March 1 |
| 1999 | April 1 |
| 1997 | April 15 |
| 1996 | April 20 |
| 1995 | April 3 |
| 1994 | April 9 |
| 1993 | April 15 |
| 1992 | April 3 |
| 1991 | April 4 |
| 1990 | April 1 |
When Richardson freezes over
Richardson Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 13 (2018–19). Latest: January 11 (2023–24).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2023–24 froze on January 11. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | January 11 |
| 2022–23 | December 1 |
| 2021–22 | December 1 |
| 2018–19 | November 13 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2014–15 | November 20 |
| 2008–09 | November 30 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | December 1 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | December 2 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
| 2000–01 | December 7 |
| 1999–00 | December 19 |
| 1998–99 | December 22 |
| 1997–98 | November 19 |
| 1995–96 | November 20 |
| 1993–94 | November 27 |
| 1992–93 | November 27 |
| 1991–92 | November 24 |
| 1990–91 | December 2 |
| 1989–90 | November 23 |
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.