A combination of above-normal temperatures and recent rain resulted in “ice-out” on the North Arm of Rainy Lake as of Saturday, Gordie Melville of Melaire Ltd. reported Monday morning.
Melville noted only a few chunks of ice were floating on the water as of Saturday. “Everything’s open now. Rainy Lake was probably the last to go,” he added.
This is seven days earlier than last year, when “ice-out” on Rainy Lake officially was recorded on April 30.
That “ice-out” date, in turn, was six days earlier than in 2003, when it was declared “out” on May 6.
“Ice-out” was May 8 in 2002, May 3 in 2001, and April 22 in 2000.
A look at the past 15 years shows the date of “ice-out” has varied within a 35-day window. The earliest was in 1998 (April 13) while the latest was in 1996 (May 18).
Only six other times since 1990 was the ice out in April (1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, and 2004).
The latest “ice-out” date over the past 70 years was May 22 in 1950.
Meanwhile, Einarson Bros. Flying Service in International Falls said the U.S. side also declared “ice-out” on Saturday.
“Ice-out” over there means it is possible to travel by boat from Island View to Kettle Falls unimpeded by ice.
Last year, “ice-out” was declared on May 1.
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