Minnesota · Itasca County · DOW 31-0438-00
Sand Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Sand Lake around April 22 — the fourth week of April. Earliest ever: April 3 (2000). Latest: May 9 (1996).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
21 years on the books, 1990–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 24 |
| 2019 | April 27 |
| 2016 | April 18 |
| 2014 | May 8 |
| 2008 | May 4 |
| 2005 | April 15 |
| 2004 | April 21 |
| 2003 | April 24 |
| 2002 | April 21 |
| 2001 | April 28 |
| 2000 | April 3 |
| 1999 | April 19 |
| 1998 | April 12 |
| 1997 | April 25 |
| 1996 | May 9 |
| 1995 | April 21 |
| 1994 | April 19 |
| 1993 | April 23 |
| 1992 | April 28 |
| 1991 | April 19 |
| 1990 | April 22 |
When Sand freezes over
Sand Lake usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 13 (1995–96). Latest: December 15 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2017–18 froze on December 13. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2017–18 | December 13 |
| 2015–16 | December 4 |
| 2007–08 | November 30 |
| 2004–05 | December 4 |
| 2003–04 | November 27 |
| 2002–03 | November 15 |
| 2001–02 | December 9 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 6 |
| 1998–99 | December 15 |
| 1997–98 | November 17 |
| 1996–97 | November 14 |
| 1995–96 | November 13 |
| 1994–95 | December 6 |
| 1993–94 | November 26 |
| 1992–93 | November 15 |
| 1989–90 | November 17 |
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.