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White Bear Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of White Bear Lake around April 11 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 8 (2024). Latest: May 4 (1950).

White Bear Lake ice-out dates, 1928–2026MarAprMay1928: April 21929: April 41930: April 41931: April 71932: April 111933: April 181934: April 81935: April 101936: April 231937: April 191938: March 311939: April 161940: April 251941: April 131942: April 61943: April 131944: April 151945: March 291946: March 301947: April 171948: April 101949: April 121950: May 41951: April 291952: April 211953: April 101954: April 171955: April 111956: April 211957: April 201958: April 111959: April 121960: April 131961: April 141962: April 251963: April 111964: April 131965: May 21966: April 91967: April 91968: March 311969: April 171970: April 171971: April 161972: April 251973: April 41974: April 221975: April 281976: April 71977: April 111978: April 171979: April 231980: April 191981: March 291982: April 191983: April 141984: April 141985: April 121986: April 81987: March 241988: April 71989: April 171990: April 41991: April 71992: April 101993: April 191994: April 61995: April 31996: April 241997: April 181998: April 31999: April 22000: March 212001: April 192002: April 152003: April 112004: April 72005: April 92006: April 92007: March 312008: April 232009: April 112010: April 12011: April 132012: March 192013: May 12014: April 232015: April 22016: March 162017: March 232018: May 42019: April 182020: April 22021: March 292022: April 202023: April 182024: March 82025: March 28Usually Apr 112026: March 312026
April 11Usually around
March 8Earliest ever (2024)
May 4Latest ever (1950)
99Years of record (1928–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

99 years on the books, 1928–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026March 31
2025March 28
2024March 8
2023April 18
2022April 20
2021March 29
2020April 2
2019April 18
2018May 4
2017March 23
2016March 16
2015April 2
2014April 23
2013May 1
2012March 19
2011April 13
2010April 1
2009April 11
2008April 23
2007March 31
2006April 9
2005April 9
2004April 7
2003April 11
2002April 15
2001April 19
2000March 21
1999April 2
1998April 3
1997April 18
1996April 24
1995April 3
1994April 6
1993April 19
1992April 10
1991April 7
1990April 4
1989April 17
1988April 7
1987March 24
1986April 8
1985April 12
1984April 14
1983April 14
1982April 19
1981March 29
1980April 19
1979April 23
1978April 17
1977April 11
1976April 7
1975April 28
1974April 22
1973April 4
1972April 25
1971April 16
1970April 17
1969April 17
1968March 31
1967April 9
1966April 9
1965May 2
1964April 13
1963April 11
1962April 25
1961April 14
1960April 13
1959April 12
1958April 11
1957April 20
1956April 21
1955April 11
1954April 17
1953April 10
1952April 21
1951April 29
1950May 4
1949April 12
1948April 10
1947April 17
1946March 30
1945March 29
1944April 15
1943April 13
1942April 6
1941April 13
1940April 25
1939April 16
1938March 31
1937April 19
1936April 23
1935April 10
1934April 8
1933April 18
1932April 11
1931April 7
1930April 4
1929April 4
1928April 2

When White Bear freezes over

White Bear Lake usually freezes over around December 7 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 24 (2013–14). Latest: January 18 (2023–24).

December 7Usually freezes around
November 24 Earliest on record (2013–14)
January 18 Latest on record (2023–24)
12 Winters of record (2012–2025)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 12. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2024–25December 12
2023–24January 18
2022–23December 6
2021–22December 7
2020–21December 25
2019–20December 2
2018–19November 28
2017–18December 10
2016–17December 10
2015–16December 30
2013–14November 24
2012–13November 25

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.

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