'We are adding a lot of data to lakes this year.' 'We will destroy the records that we know of for the latest ice-in dates,' said Pete Boulay, assistant state climatologist. It is joining a long list of lakes across the state-including Lake Minnetonka and Lake Waconia-that are freezing over at the latest dates ever. It never has taken this long for the south Minneapolis lake to be fully covered with ice.
Sunday and Monday's temperatures-with highs hovering near zero before wind chill-will certainly help the cause. 'Incoming subzero temperatures are giving us hope for a deep freeze,' officials said Friday on social media.
