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Clear Lake Sets Record for Earliest Ice-Free Date

Photo of Mark Pitz Mark Pitz Send an email March 5, 2024Last Updated: March 5, 2024
ice of Baikal lake in winter

For the earliest date on record, the ice has been declared officially out on Clear Lake, beating a mark that stood for almost 100 years.

Clear Lake Water Department Superintendent Adam Theiss made the “ice out” declaration on Sunday (03.03), marking the earliest “ice out” date in history. The previous record was set on March 5, 1931.

There had been patches of ice observed on the lake in the last week, holding the “ice out” declaration back from being declared on an even earlier date.

Last year, the ice was declared officially out on April 5th. The latest Clear Lake has ever been declared “ice out” was April 28, 1951.

Clear Lake was officially declared “iced in” for the 2023-24 winter season on November 28th.

 

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Photo of Mark Pitz Mark Pitz Send an email March 5, 2024Last Updated: March 5, 2024
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