{"id":44051,"date":"2021-04-21T09:30:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=44051"},"modified":"2021-04-21T09:44:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:44:34","slug":"the-ice-is-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/21\/the-ice-is-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ice is Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The last shreds of ice clinging to the shore, Friday, April 16th – Wawa Lake.<\/p><\/div>\n

Last Friday, April 16th was the earliest ever day that the ice on Wawa Lake was gone (from records beginning in 1949). Although I think that Mother Nature is perhaps trying to hang on to winter with temperatures dropping below 0C every night. In 1987, the ice was gone as of April 20th.<\/p>\n

Several years ago, Andy Stevens shared information showing the dates that Wawa Lake was frozen over, and when the ice went out in the spring. That chart has been added to and is below.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
YEAR<\/strong><\/td>\nOPEN<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFROZEN<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1949<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1951<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1952<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1953<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1954<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1955<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1956<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1958<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1959<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/td>\nNovember<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nEarliest FROZEN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\nLate<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nLatest OPEN<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nLatest FROZEN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nApril<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nEarliest Open<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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