| Dates Wabigoon Lake Became Ice free | ||||||||||||||||||||
| From records kept by Derosier, Lindquist, Franklin, Latimer, Cook, Tupling and the Short Stop Restaurant in Wabigoon. (Note that the ice could be out at different times depending on where it was viewed from.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As Viewed from Dryden | As Viewed from Wabigoon | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | May 10 | 1981 | May 1 | 1937 | May 10 | 1981 | Apr 30 | |||||||||||||
| 1938 | May 4 | 1982 | May 7 | 1938 | May 4 | 1982 | May 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1939 | May 6 | 1983 | May 9 | 1939 | May 6 | 1983 | May 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1940 | May 8 | 1984 | Apr 26 | 1940 | May 8 | 1984 | Apr 25 | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | Apr 25 | 1985 | May 2 | 1941 | May 8 | 1985 | Apr 30 | |||||||||||||
| 1942 | Apr 25 | 1986 | Apr 24 | 1942 | Apr 25 | 1986 | Apr 19 | |||||||||||||
| 1943 | May 15 | 1987 | Apr 20 | Earliest | 1943 | May 15 | 1987 | Apr 18 | Earliest Tied | |||||||||||
| 1944 | May 14 | 1988 | May 6 | 1944 | May 14 | 1988 | May 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1945 | May 7 | 1989 | May 14 | 1945 | May 7 | 1989 | May 11 | |||||||||||||
| 1946 | May 12 | 1990 | May 5 | 1946 | May 12 | 1990 | Apr 29 | |||||||||||||
| 1947 | May 16 | 1991 | Apr 27 | 1947 | May 16 | 1991 | Apr 27 | |||||||||||||
| 1948 | May 22 | 1992 | May 11 | 1948 | May 22 | 1992 | May 10 | |||||||||||||
| 1949 | May 19 | 1993 | May 4 | 1949 | May 19 | 1993 | Apr 27 | |||||||||||||
| 1950 | May/24 | Latest | 1994 | May 4 | 1950 | May/24 | Latest | 1994 | May 2 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | May 11 | 1995 | May 6 | 1951 | May 11 | 1995 | May 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1952 | May 3 | 1996 | May 21 | 1952 | May 3 | 1996 | May 19 | |||||||||||||
| 1953 | May 5 | 1997 | May 9 | 1953 | May 5 | 1997 | May 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1954 | May 20 | 1998 | Apr 22 | 1954 | May 20 | 1998 | Apr 18 | Earliest Tied | ||||||||||||
| 1955 | Apr 22 | 1999 | May 4 | 1955 | Apr 22 | 1999 | May 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1956 | May 15 | 2000 | Apr 24 | 1956 | May 15 | 2000 | Apr 20 | |||||||||||||
| 1957 | May 5 | 2001 | May 3 | 1957 | May 5 | 2001 | May 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1958 | Apr 23 | 2002 | May 15 | 1958 | Apr 19 | 2002 | May 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1959 | May 7 | 2003 | Apr 30 | 1959 | May 7 | 2003 | Apr 21 | |||||||||||||
| 1960 | May 14 | 2004 | May 3 | 1960 | May 14 | 2004 | May 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1961 | May 12 | 2005 | Apr 22 | Poor Ice Year | 1961 | May 12 | 2005 | Apr 20 | ||||||||||||
| 1962 | May 13 | 2006 | Apr 21 | Poor Ice Year | 1962 | May 13 | 2006 | Apr 21 | ||||||||||||
| 1963 | May 2 | 2007 | Apr 30 | 1963 | May 2 | 2007 | Apr 28 | |||||||||||||
| 1964 | May 7 | 2008 | May 13 | No Wabigoon report | 1964 | May 7 | 2008 | May 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1965 | May 8 | 2009 | May 8 | 1965 | May 8 | 2009 | May 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1966 | May 18 | 1966 | May 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | May 15 | 1967 | May 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | May 7 | 1968 | May 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | May 3 | 1969 | May 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | May 16 | 1970 | May 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | May 7 | 1971 | May 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | May 12 | 1972 | May 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | May 2 | 1973 | May 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | May 17 | 1974 | May 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | May 11 | 1975 | May 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Apr 28 | 1976 | Apr 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | May 1 | 1977 | Apr 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | May 15 | 1978 | May 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | May 13 | 1979 | May 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Apr 28 | 1980 | Apr 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Median | May 9 | Median | May 5 | Median | May 8 | Median | May 2 | |||||||||||||
| to 1980 | since 1980 | to 1980 | since 1980 | |||||||||||||||||