Lake Erie: A comparison 1 year later

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —So far, this winter has seen its fair share of bitter cold days, but also a few mild ones. The swings back and forth have largely kept Lake Erie from freezing over.
As of February 5, 2017 Lake Erie was 19% covered by ice. Most of this ice is on the western side of the lake towards Toledo, Ohio. Closer to Buffalo, ice cover remains strictly along the shoreline.
Compared to last year, this percentage of ice cover is greater. On the same date in 2016,