I often get asked how unusual it is for ice out to occur in April. Well, here are the dates from the last hundred years! Hopefully it will help you for next year’s Rangeley Highlander Ice Out Contest!

1924 – May 10th
1925 – April 29th
1926 – May 18th
1927 – April 29th
1928 – May 13th
1929 – May 10th
1930 – May 6th
1931 – April 26th
1932 – May 6th
1933 – May 7th
1934 – May 5th
1935 – May 11th
1936 – May 4th
1937 – May 11th
1938 – April 29th
1939 – May 14th
1940 – May 19th
1941 – April 26th
1942 – May 6th
1943 – May 21st
1944 – May 11th
1945 – April 14th
1946 – May 2nd
1947 – May 15th
1948 – May 1st
1949 – April 24th
1950 – May 8th
1951 – May 2nd
1952 – May 2nd
1953 – April 24th
1954 – May 6th
1955 – May 2nd
1956 – May 15th
1957 – May 1st
1958 – May 7th
1959 – May 8th
1960 – May 4th
1961 – May 15th
1962 – May 17th
1963 – May 7th
1964 – May 6th
1965 – May 9th
1966 – May 17th
1967 – May 10th
1968 – April 25th
1969 – May 15th
1970 – May 15th
1971 – May 15th
1972 – May 23rd
1973 – May 4th
1974 – May 15th
1975 – May 12th
1976 – April 27th
1977 – May 7th
1978 – May 17th
1979 – May 1st
1980 – May 5th
1981 – April 30th
1982 – May 13th
1983 – May 6th
1984 – May 4th
1985 – May 10th
1986 – April 27th
1987 – April 21st
1988 – May 5th
1989 – May 11th
1990 – May 5th
1991 – May 1st
1992 – May 14th
1993 – May 3rd
1994 – May 12th
1995 – May 5th
1996 – May 10th
1997 – May 14th
1998 – April 24th
1999 – May 3rd
2000 – April 30th
2001 – May 8th
2002 – April 25th
2003 – May 6th
2004 – May 3rd
2005 – May 7th
2006 – April 24th
2007 – May 12th
2008 – May 5th
2009 – April 25th
2010 – April 16th
2011 – May 4th
2012 – April 16th
2013 – May 2nd
2014 – May 11th
2015 – May 8th
2016 – April 22nd
2017 – April 30th
2018 – May 9th
2019 – May 11
2020 – May 9th
2021 – April 17
2022 – May 5
2023 – April 26
2024 – April 23