A short season for ice cover on Madison’s lakes. The Wisconsin State Climatology Office has declared lakes Mendota and Monona open, as of Wednesday this week. Lake Mendota froze over on January 15th, meaning it was only frozen over for 44 days, which is the second shortest on record.
Typically, Lake Mendota is covered in ice for 102 days. Lake Monona was also frozen over for 44 days, which is its shortest period of ice cover on record.
WIBA