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Ice on rivers, lakes, etc. -- Northern Hemisphere -- Statistics

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Global Lake and River Ice Phenology Database

The Global Lake and River Ice Phenology Database contains freeze and breakup dates and other ice cover descriptive data for 748 lakes and rivers distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The data set was compiled by the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from data submitted by participants in the Lake Ice Analysis Group (LIAG)....

https://nsidc.org/data/g01377/versions/1
NOAA Great Lakes Ice Atlas

This website presents the results of the analysis of Great Lakes ice charts dating back to 1960. After learning about the methods used to produce this online atlas, users can view the original ice charts. Researchers can find data on first ice, last ice, ice duration, and other ice related statistics. Students and educators can learn about variations in ice cover through the animations of ice...

https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/#overview