Minnesota · Martin County
South Silver Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of South Silver Lake around March 25 — the fourth week of March. Earliest ever: February 27 (2024). Latest: April 29 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
19 years on the books, 1996–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | March 10 |
| 2025 | March 14 |
| 2024 | February 27 |
| 2023 | April 11 |
| 2022 | March 25 |
| 2021 | March 22 |
| 2020 | March 22 |
| 2019 | April 2 |
| 2018 | April 29 |
| 2017 | March 21 |
| 2016 | March 12 |
| 2014 | April 9 |
| 2013 | April 9 |
| 2012 | March 9 |
| 2008 | April 15 |
| 2007 | March 27 |
| 2005 | March 29 |
| 2003 | March 3 |
| 1996 | April 6 |
When South Silver freezes over
South Silver 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 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2024–25 | November 30 |
| 2023–24 | January 11 |
| 2022–23 | November 20 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 13 |
| 2017–18 | December 8 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2007–08 | November 29 |
| 2004–05 | November 28 |
| 2002–03 | December 22 |
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.