178 Colorado school districts, each read against its own snow
Colorado Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings for any Colorado ZIP, with every district’s snow record and the rules Colorado sets for a lost day.
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Snow day odds for your Colorado ZIP
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The state’s biggest districts, each read against its own forecast and its own big snow morning.
Colorado requires at least 160 days, with 1,080 scheduled hours in secondary school and 990 in elementary.
“In no event shall said schools be scheduled to have fewer than one thousand eighty hours of planned teacher-pupil instruction and teacher-pupil contact during the school year for secondary school pupils in high school, middle school, or junior high school”
The scheduled hours can drop to 1,056 (secondary), 968 (elementary), 870 (full-day kindergarten) or 435 (half-day kindergarten) to cover conferences, staff training and closings the board judges necessary for student health, safety or welfare.
“may be reduced to no fewer than one thousand fifty-six hours for secondary school pupils, no fewer than nine hundred sixty-eight hours for elementary school pupils”
Ranked by weekday mornings from December through March with 4 inches or more of new snow at the 7 am reading, averaged over ten winters at each district’s nearest NOAA weather station.
Snow a winter and 4 inch mornings come from each district’s nearest NOAA weather station over ten winters. Built in days are the district’s own, read from its calendar. Every linked district has a page with its live odds, its snow record and its schools.
Steamboat Springs School District RE-2Steamboat Springs
2,572
174.4 in
7.7
Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1Cortez
2,505
32.2 in
1
Weld County School District RE-8Fort Lupton
2,497
34.3 in
1.3
Englewood School District 1Englewood
2,368
48.8 in
1.7
Elizabeth School DistrictElizabeth
2,346
70.4 in
2.2
Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1JGunnison
2,065
41.6 in
1.4
Alamosa School District RE-11JAlamosa
2,056
30.5 in
0.7
Weld County School District No. RE-2Eaton
2,007
26 in
0.8
Moffat County School District RE-1Craig
1,915
116.1 in
5
Woodland Park School District RE-2Woodland Park
1,903
100.9 in
2.9
Valley School District RE-1Sterling
1,887
23.2 in
0.6
Weld County School District RE-1Gilcrest
1,768
30.1 in
0.6
Bennett School District 29-JBennett
1,645
45.7 in
1.6
Archuleta County School District 50-JTPagosa Springs
1,604
92.3 in
4.9
Aspen School District 1Aspen
1,554
170.3 in
7.7
Lamar School District RE-2Lamar
1,463
20 in
0.9
Brush School District RE-2JBrush
1,429
19.8 in
0.4
Fremont Re-2Florence
1,376
36.8 in
0.8
East Otero School District R-1La Junta
1,326
27.7 in
0.8
Salida School District R-32Salida
1,322
45.5 in
1.5
East Grand School District 2Granby
1,286
127.5 in
2.9
Bayfield School District 10 JT-RBayfield
1,253
85.9 in
5.3
Manitou Springs School District 14Manitou Springs
1,238
49.6 in
1.6
Strasburg School District 31JStrasburg
1,187
28.6 in
0.7
Platte Valley School District RE-7Kersey
1,177
25.9 in
0.5
Garfield County School District 16Parachute
1,171
63.7 in
1.9
Sheridan School District 2Englewood
1,058
45.7 in
1.8
Monte Vista School District C-8Monte Vista
1,009
21.1 in
0.6
Ellicott School District 22Ellicott
990
17.3 in
0.5
Buena Vista School District R-31Buena Vista
985
48.3 in
1.2
Lake County School District R-1Leadville
975
148.9 in
3.5
Estes Park School District R-3Estes Park
971
116.1 in
2.8
Ault-Highland School District RE-9Ault
960
24.3 in
0.4
Las Animas School District RE-1Las Animas
956
15.6 in
0.2
North Conejos School District RE-1JLa Jara
955
27.9 in
0.9
Wiggins School District RE-50JWiggins
880
26.4 in
0.4
Yuma School District 1Yuma
843
22.9 in
0.6
Telluride School District R-1Telluride
801
84.3 in
2.7
Julesburg School District RE-1Julesburg
797
27.5 in
1.3
Burlington School District RE-6JBurlington
768
32.9 in
1
Trinidad School District 1Trinidad
744
41.9 in
1.6
Platte Canyon School District 1Bailey
740
76.8 in
2.2
Wray School District RD-2Wray
733
25.2 in
0.9
Meeker School District RE1Meeker
720
69.3 in
2.4
Ignacio School District 11-JTIgnacio
691
30.1 in
1.2
Dolores School District RE-4ADolores
680
72.3 in
3.9
Clear Creek School District RE-1Idaho Springs
652
92.5 in
3
Rocky Ford School District R-2Rocky Ford
616
14.7 in
0.6
Center School District 26-JTCenter
606
34.2 in
0.8
Peyton School District 23-JTPeyton
605
43.8 in
1.1
Park County School District RE-2Fairplay
576
86.1 in
1.9
Holyoke School District RE-1JHolyoke
531
19.2 in
0.6
Mancos School District RE-6Mancos
521
60.8 in
3.8
Rangely School District RE-4Rangely
502
28.4 in
1.1
Huerfano School District RE-1Walsenburg
478
70.2 in
2.1
Limon School District RE-4JLimon
469
27.6 in
0.3
Hayden School District RE-1Hayden
446
116.1 in
5
Calhan School District RJ-1Calhan
436
51.1 in
1.6
Akron School District R-1Akron
415
33.5 in
1.1
West Grand School District 1-JTKremmling
409
57.8 in
1.4
Miami-Yoder School District 60-JTRush
406
30.1 in
0.7
Branson Reorganized School District 82Branson
404
28.7 in
1.1
Sanford School District 6JSanford
399
27.9 in
0.9
Gilpin County School District RE-1Black Hawk
390
135.7 in
3.4
Upper Rio Grande School District C-7Del Norte
371
36.8 in
1.3
Deer Trail School District 26JDeer Trail
361
49 in
1.1
Fowler School District R-4JFowler
355
20.2 in
0.5
Custer County School District C-1Westcliffe
345
52.2 in
1.6
Crowley County School District RE-1-JOrdway
343
20.2 in
0.5
Kiowa School District C-2Kiowa
342
70.4 in
2.2
South Routt School District RE-3Oak Creek
338
122.9 in
3.7
Ridgway School District R-2Ridgway
330
74.1 in
2.7
Big Sandy School District 100JSimla
328
51.1 in
1.6
Buffalo School District RE-4Merino
322
23.2 in
0.6
Plateau Valley School District 50Collbran
309
63.7 in
1.9
Haxtun School District RE-2JHaxtun
307
20.4 in
1
Springfield School District RE-4Springfield
305
3.7 in
0.2
Sierra Grande School District R-30Blanca
302
39.4 in
1.3
Swink School District 33Swink
302
24.3 in
1.1
Sargent School District RE-33JMonte Vista
297
19.5 in
0.6
Hoehne Reorganized School District 3Trinidad
293
57 in
2.1
Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1Cripple Creek
284
84.9 in
1.9
Elbert School District 200Elbert
279
59.9 in
1.9
Sangre de Cristo School District RE-22JMosca
277
15.3 in
0.5
Hanover School District 28Colorado Springs
271
17.3 in
0.5
Holly School District RE-3Holly
267
19 in
0.4
Wiley School District RE-13-JTWiley
266
20 in
0.9
West End School District RE-2Nucla
256
20.2 in
1.1
Dolores County School District RE-2Dove Creek
252
33.2 in
1.6
Primero Reorganized School District 2Weston
251
50.2 in
2.2
McClave School District RE-2Mc Clave
231
7.9 in
0.1
Genoa-Hugo School District C-113Hugo
229
28.6 in
0.5
Cheraw School District 31Cheraw
221
31.4 in
1.2
Frenchman School District RE-3Fleming
221
39 in
1.6
Stratton School District R-4Stratton
219
34.6 in
1.1
La Veta School District RE-2La Veta
218
66.4 in
2.2
Kiowa County School District No. RE-1Eads
217
13.1 in
0.1
Weldon Valley School District RE-20JWeldona
209
26.4 in
0.4
Granada School District RE-1Granada
202
19 in
0.4
Plateau School District RE-5Peetz
200
23.2 in
0.6
Otis School District R-3Otis
198
27.5 in
0.6
Norwood School District R-2JNorwood
193
82.8 in
3.1
Moffat School District 2Moffat
189
51 in
1.2
Centennial School District R-1San Luis
186
South Conejos School District RE-10Antonito
182
27.9 in
0.9
Walsh School District RE-1Walsh
182
19.4 in
0.3
Manzanola School District 3JManzanola
180
20.2 in
0.5
Prairie School District RE-11New Raymer
178
35.3 in
1.5
Arriba-Flagler School District C-20Flagler
175
36 in
1
Briggsdale School District RE-10Briggsdale
172
23.3 in
0.7
Cheyenne County School District RE-5Cheyenne Wells
169
7.1 in
0
Ouray School District R-1Ouray
169
145.1 in
6.5
Fremont Re-3Cotopaxi
167
74.3 in
2.8
De Beque School District 49-JTDe Beque
166
63.7 in
1.9
Idalia School District RJ-3Idalia
164
23.7 in
2
North Park School District R-1Walden
155
76 in
1.7
Mountain Valley School District RE-1Saguache
147
30.1 in
0.7
Revere School DistrictOvid
145
27.5 in
1.3
Lone Star School District 101Otis
125
22.9 in
0.6
Aguilar Reorganized School District 6Aguilar
117
73.4 in
3.1
Hi-Plains School District R-23Seibert
117
36 in
1
Bethune School District R-5Bethune
110
32.9 in
1
Kit Carson School District R-1Kit Carson
107
13.1 in
0.1
Creede School DistrictCreede
95
49.7 in
2.1
Arickaree School District R-2Anton
92
33.8 in
1
Hinsdale County School District RE-1Lake City
76
68.4 in
1.7
Woodlin School District R-104Woodrow
76
22.9 in
0.6
Agate School District 300Agate
75
49 in
1.1
Silverton School District 1Silverton
75
155.3 in
8.6
Pawnee School District RE-12Grover
68
32.1 in
0.6
Liberty School District J-4Joes
64
34.9 in
1.7
Pritchett School District RE-3Pritchett
61
3.7 in
0.2
Vilas School District RE-5Vilas
58
19.4 in
0.3
Edison School District 54-JTYoder
46
17.3 in
0.5
Karval School District RE-23Karval
35
19.4 in
0.4
Campo School District RE-6Campo
31
13.3 in
0.1
Plainview School District RE-2Sheridan Lake
30
15.7 in
0.5
Kim Reorganized School District 88Kim
26
21.2 in
0.3
Questions
Colorado snow day questions
Colorado requires at least 160 days, with 1,080 scheduled hours in secondary school and 990 in elementary.
The scheduled hours can drop to 1,056 (secondary), 968 (elementary), 870 (full-day kindergarten) or 435 (half-day kindergarten) to cover conferences, staff training and closings the board judges necessary for student health, safety or welfare.
All 178 in the state, by ZIP, with a page of their own for 39, including Denver, Jefferson R-1 and Douglas RE-1. Every page carries the district’s own snow record and the odds for its next three school mornings.
A typical Colorado district sees about 3.2 weekday mornings a winter with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 1.1 with 4 inches or more, counted on weekdays from December 1 through March 31 at each district’s nearest NOAA weather station over ten winters. The snowiest districts in the table see several times that.
Three school mornings, as far as the National Weather Service hourly forecast reaches. Weekends and the district’s winter break are skipped, so a Friday storm is read for Monday’s buses.
It reads the National Weather Service forecast for your ZIP through the night and the bus hours, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against what counts as a big morning for your district. The state rules come from the Colorado Department of Education and the state code.
