Minnesota · Brown County
Sleepy Eye Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Sleepy Eye Lake around March 27 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: March 6 (2017). Latest: April 18 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
14 years on the books, 1997–2019. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2019 | April 8 |
| 2017 | March 6 |
| 2016 | March 15 |
| 2015 | March 19 |
| 2014 | April 14 |
| 2013 | April 18 |
| 2012 | March 14 |
| 2008 | April 15 |
| 2007 | March 26 |
| 2005 | April 1 |
| 2004 | March 25 |
| 2003 | March 27 |
| 1999 | March 28 |
| 1997 | April 5 |
When Sleepy Eye freezes over
Sleepy Eye Lake usually freezes over around November 25 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 5 (1991–92). Latest: December 18 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2016–17 froze on December 8. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2016–17 | December 8 |
| 2015–16 | December 18 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2012–13 | December 10 |
| 2007–08 | November 30 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 24 |
| 2004–05 | December 13 |
| 2003–04 | November 24 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1991–92 | November 5 |
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.