After a much colder start to Winter this year, Great Lakes ice cover has grown quickly. According to data from the National ...

The overall highest percentage of ice coverage for all the Great Lakes took place in 1979 when they were 94.7% covered, NOAA said.

Ice coverage for all of the Great Lakes combined was 23.21% – the highest since February 26, 2022, when it was 56.1%. At the beginning of this month, ice coverage was less than 2% across all the lakes ...

Sustained cold caused rapid icing on the Great Lakes with the highest total ice cover reported since the historic 56% ice maximum in February 2022. This winter, ice cover peaked at around 25% ...

The overall highest percentage of ice coverage for all the Great Lakes took place in 1979 when they were 94.7% covered, NOAA said. In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage ...