Great Lakes ice coverage reached an historic low in 2024, the NOAA said. Coverage reached 16.025 in January 2024, fell to 2.94% in early February and briefly rebounded to 12.18% before falling to ...

The Great Lakes saw more than 50% ice coverage in February. As temperatures warm up, that percentage is falling quickly. Here's the current status.

The Great Lakes saw more than 50% ice coverage in February. As temperatures warm up, that percentage is falling quickly. Here's the current status.

Great Lakes ice coverage reached an historic low in 2024, the NOAA said. Coverage reached 16.025 in January 2024, fell to 2.94% in early February and briefly rebounded to 12.18% before falling to ...

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

The Great Lakes were at 52.23% ice coverage on Feb. 22, the highest percentages of ice coverage since February 2022 when it hit 56%, NOAA said earlier this year.

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 has frozen over once since 1973, according to NOAA.

Current ice cover percent (black line) versus historical normal (red line) and other years on record (faint blue lines) for the entire Great Lakes on February 16, 2025 NOAA ...

The Great Lakes saw more than 50% ice coverage in February. As temperatures warm up, that percentage is falling quickly. Here's the current status.

Here are the current ice coverages, as of March 20, for the Great Lakes, from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory daily updates: Lake Erie: 14.98% Lake Huron: 14.60% Lake Superior: 7.23% ...

Great Lakes ice coverage currently stands at 9.13%, NOAA said Thursday. Lake Erie continues to have the most ice, at 14.98% coverage, while Lake Huron is at 14.60%.