Minnesota · Otter Tail County
Sybil Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Sybil Lake around April 16 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2012). Latest: May 11 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
19 years on the books, 1998–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | May 4 |
| 2022 | May 8 |
| 2020 | April 25 |
| 2017 | April 5 |
| 2015 | April 13 |
| 2014 | April 27 |
| 2013 | May 11 |
| 2012 | March 24 |
| 2008 | May 2 |
| 2007 | April 22 |
| 2006 | April 12 |
| 2005 | April 14 |
| 2004 | April 17 |
| 2003 | April 14 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | April 27 |
| 2000 | April 3 |
| 1999 | April 13 |
| 1998 | April 6 |
When Sybil freezes over
Sybil Lake usually freezes over around November 30 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 19 (1986–87). Latest: December 21 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2020–21 froze on November 30. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2020–21 | November 30 |
| 2012–13 | December 7 |
| 2008–09 | December 7 |
| 2007–08 | December 2 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 30 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
| 2000–01 | December 2 |
| 1999–00 | December 16 |
| 1998–99 | December 21 |
| 1997–98 | November 27 |
| 1995–96 | November 23 |
| 1994–95 | December 6 |
| 1993–94 | November 28 |
| 1992–93 | November 26 |
| 1991–92 | November 25 |
| 1990–91 | December 2 |
| 1989–90 | November 24 |
| 1988–89 | November 29 |
| 1987–88 | December 5 |
| 1986–87 | November 19 |
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.