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What is ice-on?
What is ice-on?
As the temperature falls, lakes become colder and will start thawing and freezing. The last freeze date, i.e. ice-on, is important for us to know and we encourage you to record this date here.
It is important that your observation is consistent each year, that is you are recording the ice-on date in the same way every year (for example, you may consider the ice-on date to be when your lake has frozen for at least 3 days)
What happens if my lake froze and thawed overnight?
What happens if my lake froze and thawed overnight?
Feel free to disregard such occurrences as the lake has not reached the point of continuous ice cover.
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What is ice-off?
What is ice-off?
As it gets warmer over the winter and spring, the ice cover on lakes will start melting and breaking up. We request that you record the date when the lake thaws. There are several definitions for ice-off, such as when the lake will no longer freeze again until next fall/winter. Similar to ice-on, it is important that your definition and the way you record ice-off is consistent from year to year.
Where can I see my lake's ice record?
The entire CLIC data record is viewable at https://clic-312017.appspot.com. If you are part of the CLIC program and would like access to the website, please contact Sapna Sharma (sharma11@yorku.ca). Recent postcard and web submissions may take a few months to appear on this site.
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