Dates When Ice Went Out
On Brant Lake, NY
| Year | Ice Out | Year | Ice Out | Year | Ice Out | Year | Ice Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 27-Apr | 1936 | 1-May | 1961 | 23-Apr | 1986 | 8-Apr |
| 1912 | 22-Apr | 1937 | ? | 1962 | 23-Apr | 1987 | 10-Apr |
| 1913 | 1-Apr | 1938 | 13-Apr | 1963 | 18-Apr | 1988 | 12-Apr |
| 1914 | 29-Apr | 1939 | 1-May | 1964 | 18-Apr | 1989 | 19-Apr |
| 1915 | 17-Apr | 1940 | 1-May | 1965 | 25-Apr | 1990 | 19-Apr |
| 1916 | 25-Apr | 1941 | ? | 1966 | 20-Apr | 1991 | 9-Apr |
| 1917 | 21-Apr | 1942 | ? | 1967 | 13-Apr | 1992 | 23-Apr |
| 1918 | 22-Apr | 1943 | 26-Apr | 1968 | 8-Apr | 1993 | 19-Apr |
| 1919 | ? | 1944 | ? | 1969 | 21-Apr | 1994 | 26-Apr |
| 1920 | 22-Apr | 1945 | 31-Mar | 1970 | 27-Apr | 1995 | 1-Apr |
| 1921 | 31-Mar | 1946 | 29-Mar | 1971 | 7-May | 1996 | 10-Apr |
| 1922 | 17-Apr | 1947 | 26-Apr | 1972 | 5-May | 1997 | 18-Apr |
| 1923 | 25-Apr | 1948 | 8-Apr | 1973 | 19-Apr | 1998 | 9-Apr |
| 1924 | 17-Apr | 1949 | 5-Apr | 1974 | 22-Apr | 1999 | 13-Apr |
| 1925 | 11-Apr | 1950 | 26-Apr | 1975 | 28-Apr | 2000 | 8-Apr |
| 1926 | 13-Apr | 1951 | 20-Apr | 1976 | ? | 2001 | 27-Apr |
| 1927 | 22-Apr | 1952 | 18-Apr | 1977 | 5-Apr | 2002 | 9-Apr |
| 1928 | 23-Apr | 1953 | 2-Apr | 1978 | 28-Apr | 2003 | 23-Apr |
| 1929 | 9-Apr | 1954 | 17-Apr | 1979 | 23-Apr | 2004 | 17-Apr |
| 1930 | 13-Apr | 1955 | 19-Apr | 1980 | 11-Apr | 2005 | ? |
| 1931 | ? | 1956 | 2-May | 1981 | 3-Apr | 2006 | 9-Apr |
| 1932 | 23-Apr | 1957 | 18-Apr | 1982 | 26-Apr | 2007 | 24-Apr |
| 1933 | 21-Apr | 1958 | 18-Apr | 1983 | 13-Apr | 2008 | 19-Apr |
| 1934 | 19-Apr | 1959 | 13-Apr | 1984 | 15-Apr | 2009 | 12-Apr |
| 1935 | 23-Apr | 1960 | 22-Apr | 1985 | 14-Apr | 2010 | 25-Mar |
Data for this table through 1997 courtesy of
Arlene Mayer and Bob Scripture,
from the October 2000 BrantLaker.
Data after 1997 supplied by Bob Scripture.
Data after 2005 supplied by Dave King.
| Earliest | Mar-25 2010 |
| Latest | May-7 1971 |
| Average | Apr-18 |
Note: This data uses Bob Scripture’s definition of ice out as "The first day that a
boat could be piloted through open water from the Pilgrims Camp bridge to the Palmer's
bridge." This definition is admittedly arbitrary, but has the advantage of being unambiguous.
Here is the same data presented in a different format. Given the relatively small number a
readings, there are anomalies in the chart, such as the strange fact that the ice has never gone
out on April 16th. However, we can observe that approximately 50% of the ice-out dates
occur between April 13th and April 23rd.
