Wow! I just heard from Charlie Plant who is up on Canoe Lake that he thinks the ice is either already mostly out, or will be by the end of the day today. Here's his note:
"What a beautiful day here on Canoe Lake. It is sunny out but the temperature has plummeted to -10°C. The wind has been blowing like stink for the last 18 hours and it has wreacked havoc with the ice. From what I can tell the ice has gone from 90% of the lake leaving the last of it down in our bay. I'll go over to the P-Store later to see if it is clear yet but I think we may just have a new record here."
Canoe Lake ice, looking west - Monday, March 26th, 2012.
Photo by Charlie Plant
I also got emails from Roy Stewart and Bob Gibson yesterday both saying they thought the ice would go out this week, earlier or later depending on the effect of the very cold temperatures forecast for tonight.
I'm waiting for another report from Charlie, but it's starting to look like we might see a new record with a March ice-out this year.
And I have quickly combed the dates submitted for the ones that fall in the next week and got them posted up on the predictions page. More dates coming.
