MADISON LAKES ICE SUMMARY
Wisconsin State Climatology Office
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MENDOTA |
MONONA |
WINGRA |
THIS YEAR 2010-11
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Date lake froze |
15 Dec |
9 Dec |
4 Dec |
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Date lake opened |
3 Apr |
3 Apr |
1 Apr |
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Duration, days |
109 |
112 |
118 |
LAST YEAR 2009-10
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Date lake froze |
29 Dec |
27 Dec |
10 Dec |
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Date lake opened |
26 Mar |
25 Mar |
26 Mar |
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Duration, days |
87 |
88 |
106 |
MEDIAN DATES AND DURATION OF ICE COVER
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Median Freeze Date |
20 Dec |
15 Dec |
29 Nov |
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Median Opening Date |
4 Apr |
30 Mar |
25 Mar |
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Median Duration, days |
105 |
104 |
116 |
RECORD DATES FOR LAKE TO FREEZE
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Earliest Freeze Date |
23 Nov 1880 |
22 Nov 1880 |
2 Nov 1913 |
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Second Earliest |
25 Nov 1857 |
23 Nov 1857 |
5 Nov 1991 |
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Latest Freeze Date |
30 Jan 1932 |
30 Jan 1932 |
29 Dec 1877 |
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Second Latest |
20 Jan 2007 |
18 Jan 2007 |
24 Dec 2001 |
RECORD DATES FOR LAKE TO OPEN
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Earliest Opening Date |
27 Feb 1998 |
26 Feb 2002 |
26 Feb 1998 |
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Second Earliest |
7 Mar 2000 |
27 Feb 1998 |
2 Mar 1882 |
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Latest Opening Date |
6 May 1857 |
4 May 1857 |
29 Apr 1881 |
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Second Latest |
3 May 1881 |
1 May 1881 |
19 Apr 1975 |
RECORDS FOR DURATION OF ICE COVER, NUMBER OF DAYS AND SEASON
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Shortest Duration |
21, 2001–02 |
49, 1997–98 |
70, 1877–78 |
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Second Shortest |
47, 1997–98 |
52, 1999–00 |
77, 1999–00 |
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Longest Duration |
161, 1880–81 |
160, 1880–81 |
164, 1880–81 |
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Second Longest |
151, 1856–57 |
151, 1856–57 |
145, 1887–88 |
RECORDS FOR DURATION OF ICE COVER, NUMBER OF DAYS AND SEASON
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Range of Seasons |
1852/53-2010/11 |
1851/52-2010/11 |
1877/78-2010/11 |
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Number of closings |
157 |
158 |
74 |
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Number of openings |
157 |
157 |
74 |
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Number of durations |
156 |
157 |
60 |
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Long-term variation in ice duration on Lake
Mendota Lake Mendota Ice Records |
Long-term variation in ice duration on Lake
Monona Lake Monona Ice Records |
How ice-in,
ice-out dates are determined for Madison Lakes
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Latest revision: 4 April 2011
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