After reaching a peak of more than 50% coverage in February, Great Lakes ice held on into May this year. Here's where.

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage (52.23%) since February 2022. Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025.

Great Lakes ice cover reached a maximum ice cover of only 16% in 2024, ... The ice fishing industry has been off to a fast start on not only Great Lakes but also inland lakes as well.

The 2024 ice season was the second time that the average ice cover across the Great Lakes did not reach 5%. The first occurrence, now the second lowest on record, was 4.8% in 2012. The third ...

The five Great Lakes stood at 2.92% ice cover in mid-February 2024, the Free Press reported. Based on ice-cover records going back to 1973, they're usually at about 40% ice coverage collectively ...

Great Lakes ice coverage varies greatly from year to year, but trends show it declining since record-keeping started in the early 1970s. And a warming climate lends additional urgency to such efforts.

Great Lakes ice coverage varies from year to year, but trends show it declining since record-keeping started in the early 1970s. And the warming climate lends additional urgency to such efforts.

What is the record ice coverage for the Great Lakes? The overall highest percentage of ice coverage for all the Great Lakes took place in 1979 when they were 94.7% covered, NOAA said.. Lake Superior ...