Bedford, Indiana, 3,517 students in 9 schools

North Lawrence Community Schools Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Bedford get?

About 13.5 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 2.9 miles away, averaged over 9 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 1.3 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.6 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near North Lawrence?

8.2 inches on January 25, 2026, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 2.9 miles away in 9 winters. The snowiest winter was 2020 to 2021, with 22.9 inches.

Q: Does North Lawrence get more snow days than other Indiana districts?

North Lawrence averages 0.6 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 63 percent of the 283 Indiana districts with a station record.

Q: How does the North Lawrence snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Bedford through the night and the 5 to 8 am bus run, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against North Lawrence’s own big snow morning: 2.8 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 2.9 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in North Lawrence, measured against North Lawrence's own big snow morning of 2.8 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will North Lawrence close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Bedford.

Ten winters of school mornings

North Lawrence’s snow record

13.5inches of snow a winter

1.3school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.6with 4 in or more

2.8 ina big snow morning in North Lawrence: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

4school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 63% of the 283 Indiana districts with a station record.

0.8Nov

2.1Dec

5.9Jan

3.4Feb

1Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 8.2 in on January 25, 2026
Snowiest winter 2020 to 2021, 22.9 in
6 in mornings 0.2 a winter
1 in mornings 2 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 2.9 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.

The Indiana rule

How Indiana counts a lost day

Indiana requires at least 180 student instructional days a school year.

The Indiana rules in the agency’s own words, and every Indiana district

Next door

Districts near North Lawrence

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Eastern Greene County School DistrictBloomfield	13.1 in	0.3
Monroe County Community School CorporationBloomington	11.2 in	0.4	1
Paoli Community School CorporationPaoli	6.3 in	0.4
Brownstown Central Community School CorporationBrownstown	13.3 in	0.6
Richland-Bean Blossom Community School CorporationEllettsville	14.7 in	0.4
Brown County County School CorporationNashville	11.2 in	0.4

The schools

9 schools

Every school in North Lawrence follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

Bedford-North Lawrence High School
North Lawrence Career Center

Middle

Bedford Middle School

Elementary

Parkview Elementary School
Shawswick Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Dollens Elementary, Oolitic
Needmore Elementary School

Other schools

Playful Pathways

Questions

North Lawrence snow day questions

How much snow does Bedford get?

What was the biggest snow day near North Lawrence?

Does North Lawrence get more snow days than other Indiana districts?

How does the North Lawrence snow day predictor work?

How does Indiana handle snow days?

More winter

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A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle — The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.