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HISTORIC ICE OVER DATES
The average Ice over date when calculated using the last 30 years of records as listed below is December 2. The earliest Ice over date was November 12 (1995) and the latest ice over date was January 12, 2024 after initially freezing on December 2, 2023. This website uses "remains frozen for the season" for our records.
"Ice over" is defined by MPCA Citizen Lake Monitoring Program standards as the date that the ice completely covers the surface of the water and that it remains iced over for at least 24 hours. The dates below from 1989 - 2006 were provided by Sandy & Gregg Friehe ('00-'05) (East bay) and Al & Sally Moen ('89-'05) (West bay). Recorded dates 2007 - present are as reported to the MPCA by Mike Peterson, lake Sarah's CLMP program volunteer. Anyone with additional records for missing years is invited to email this site. In years where different dates were recorded, the date was averaged and noted by an (*) Thank you to the Friehe's, Moen's, and Mike Peterson for your help! Current Ice over reporters are Scott Walsh, Scott Beaupre, and Joe Baker, Thank you!
2024 December 2
2023-2 January 12, 2024 (finally refroze for the season)
2023 December 2 (El Nino' caused ice to go out again on 12/25/23)
2022 November 202021 December 7 2020 December 2
2019 December 22018 November 282017 December 7 (Sarah froze over for 2 days on 11/22/17, reopening on 11/24/17)2016 December 10
2015 December 192014 November 152013 November 24
2012 December 112011 December 20 (a large area of open water reappeared 12/28/11 and stayed open until 1/3/12)
2010 November 27
2009 December 10
2008 November 25
2007 December 3
2006 December 1
2005 November 29*
2004 December 14
2003 November 27*
2002 December 3
2001 December 21*
2000 November 201999 December 211998 December 211997 November 161996 November 131995 November 121994 November 291993 November 251992 November 281991 December 41990 December 41989 November 16
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HISTORIC ICE OUT DATES
"Ice Out" is defined as the first day the lake is completely free of ice. These ice out dates were compiled from years of observations by lake Sarah residents Tim Wuollet, Kathy Hahn and Mike Peterson. Several additional years records were discovered by Rob Zaun. In four years (marked by asterisk *) the reported dates were averaged.Thanks to Kathy, Tim, Rob and Mike for providing their data for our use! Current ice out reporters are Scott Walsh, Joe Baker, and Scott Beaupre. Thank you!
Average Ice Out Date since 1978 April 7
Earliest Ice Out Date recorded March 6, 2024
Latest Ice Out Date Recorded May 2, 2018
Year Ice Out Date
2025 March 25
2024 March 6
2023 April 14
2022 April 142021 March 292020 April 22019 April 16 2018 May 2
2017 March 7* refroze 3/12/17, final ice out 3/24/172016 March 152015 April 22014 April 212013 April 302012 March 18
2011 April 12
2010 March 31
2009 April 10
2008 April 22
2007 March 31
2006 April 6 2005 April 62004 April 32003 April 92002 April 13*2001 April 17*2000 March 91999 March 30*1998 March 311997 April 161996 April 221995 April 21994 April 91993 April 171992 April 51991 April 6 1990 April 11989 April 161988 April 5*1987 March 171986 April 71985 April 111984 April 111983 April 111982 April 171981 March 251980 April 141979 April 201978 April 10
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