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First Connecticut Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of First Connecticut Lake around May 5 — the first week of May. Earliest ever: April 9 (1921). Latest: May 19 (1972).

First Connecticut Lake ice-out dates, 1920–2008AprMay1920: May 71921: April 91922: May 31923: May 71924: May 71925: April 231926: May 71927: April 231928: May 101929: May 91930: May 61931: April 151932: May 91933: May 71934: April 281935: May 101936: May 21937: May 81938: April 281939: May 111940: May 131941: April 251942: May 31943: May 181944: May 81945: April 131946: May 61947: May 171948: April 271949: April 231950: May 71951: April 291952: April 301953: April 141954: May 21955: April 281956: May 121957: May 11958: April 261959: May 61960: May 11961: May 151962: May 121963: May 61964: May 61965: May 81966: May 141967: May 81968: April 211969: May 111970: May 71971: May 121972: May 191973: April 301974: May 151975: May 121976: April 241977: May 61978: May 161979: April 291980: May 31981: April 281982: May 131983: May 41984: April 291985: May 91986: April 251987: April 201988: May 31989: May 121990: May 21991: May 11992: May 131993: May 21994: May 91995: May 51996: May 131997: May 121998: April 181999: May 42000: May 32001: May 52002: April 262003: May 22004: April 302005: April 302006: April 262007: May 5Usually May 52008: May 12008
May 5Usually around
April 9Earliest ever (1921)
May 19Latest ever (1972)
89Years of record (1920–2008)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

89 years on the books, 1920–2008. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2008May 1
2007May 5
2006April 26
2005April 30
2004April 30
2003May 2
2002April 26
2001May 5
2000May 3
1999May 4
1998April 18
1997May 12
1996May 13
1995May 5
1994May 9
1993May 2
1992May 13
1991May 1
1990May 2
1989May 12
1988May 3
1987April 20
1986April 25
1985May 9
1984April 29
1983May 4
1982May 13
1981April 28
1980May 3
1979April 29
1978May 16
1977May 6
1976April 24
1975May 12
1974May 15
1973April 30
1972May 19
1971May 12
1970May 7
1969May 11
1968April 21
1967May 8
1966May 14
1965May 8
1964May 6
1963May 6
1962May 12
1961May 15
1960May 1
1959May 6
1958April 26
1957May 1
1956May 12
1955April 28
1954May 2
1953April 14
1952April 30
1951April 29
1950May 7
1949April 23
1948April 27
1947May 17
1946May 6
1945April 13
1944May 8
1943May 18
1942May 3
1941April 25
1940May 13
1939May 11
1938April 28
1937May 8
1936May 2
1935May 10
1934April 28
1933May 7
1932May 9
1931April 15
1930May 6
1929May 9
1928May 10
1927April 23
1926May 7
1925April 23
1924May 7
1923May 7
1922May 3
1921April 9
1920May 7

Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.

Records: USGS Open-File Report 2010-1214 (Hodgkins, 2010). Last checked August 2026.

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