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  2. Where Does Lake Mendota’s 2025 Freeze Date Rank in the 170-Year Record?

Where Does Lake Mendota’s 2025 Freeze Date Rank in the 170-Year Record?

It’s official! Just as we were waking up from ringing in the New Year, the Wisconsin State Climatology Office declared January 1, 2026 as the date that Lake Mendota officially froze for the 2025/26 winter …

Read the full article at: https://blog.limnology.wisc.edu/2026/01/06/where-does-lake-mendotas-2025-freeze-date-rank-in-the-170-year-record/
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