Overheated planet update: Official iceout on Lake Minnetonka more than a month later this year than in 1878

Official Ice Out on Lake Minnetonka

MINNETONKA, Minn. - The Hennepin County sheriff’s office declared an official ice out at 6 a.m. Thursday [April 14] – another welcoming sign of spring despite a chance of snow in the weekend forecast.

Lake Minnetonka Iceout Dates

Earliest Ice-Out: March 11, 1878
Latest Ice-Out: May 8, 1856
Earliest to Latest: 59 days
Most Common Ice-Out: April 17 & 18 - 9 times.
Average Ice-Out: April 15 (Ice-Out has never occurred on this date.)...