Ice out dates are being updated for lakes in Minnesota on the Lake Ice Out 2018 web page. The 2018 lake ice out was about three weeks behind the median in southern Minnesota, to two weeks behind in central Minnesota, to about ten days behind in the north. The gap was closed a bit due to some very warm conditions at the end of April and the beginning of May.
Ice Out Information for Selected Lakes
Lake County Earliest Median Latest Ice out 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pepin Goodhue February 29,2000 March 31 May 10, 1843 April 20, 2018 Clear Waseca March 6, 1987 April 3 April 27, 1951 April 29, 2018* Nokomis Hennepin March 7, 2017 April 4 April 25, 1965 May 1, 2018* Bde Maka Ska Hennepin March 7, 2017 April 9 April 28, 2013 May 1, 2018* White Bear Lake Ramsey/Wash. March 16, 2016 April 13 May 4, 1950 May 4, 2018* Bronson Kittson March 24, 2012 April 13 April 30, 2013 April 25, 2018 Minnetonka Hennepin March 11, 1878 April 13 May 5, 1857 May 5, 2018* Otter Tail Otter Tail March 24, 2012 April 15 May 13, 2013 May 5, 2018 Minnewaska Pope March 21, 2016 April 15 May 11, 2013 April 29, 2018 Osakis Todd March 13, 1878 April 19 May 14, 1950 May 5, 2018 Gull Cass March 26, 2012 April 20 May 18, 1950 May 5, 2018 Itasca Clearwater March 26, 2012 April 22 May 18, 1950 April 30, 2018 Whitefish Crow Wing April 11, 2017 April 23 May 14, 2013 May 7, 2018 Mille Lacs Mille Lacs March 26, 2012 April 25 May 16, 2013 May 11, 2018 Pokegama Itasca March 27, 2012 April 25 May 17, 2013 May 8, 2018 Winnibigoshish Cass March 30, 2012 April 26 May 17, 2013 May 10, 2018 Bemidji Beltrami April 2, 2012 April 26 May 22, 1950 May 7, 2018 Leech Cass April 2, 2012 April 28 May 23, 1950 May 9, 2018 Vermillion St. Louis March 28, 2012 April 30 May 23, 1950 May 8, 2018 Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods April 8, 2012 May 3 May 21, 2014 May 14, 2018 Rainy Lake Koochiching April 6, 2012 May 4 May 22, 1950 May 12, 2018 *New or Tied Record Late Ice Out
Last modified: June 7, 2018 with assistance from Owen Connolly, DNR Climatology Volunteer
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