Davenport Community School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Davenport, measured against Davenport's own big snow morning of 3.9 inches.
Will Davenport close tomorrow?
How Davenport calls a snow day
When the call comes
No later than 5:30 a.m.
“Decisions made before the start of the day will be no later than 5:30 a.m.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, the district website, social media and local TV.
“Major news outlets share information on emergency delays, early dismissals and cancellations, including KWQC TV-6 , WQAD TV-8 , WHBF TV-4 , and the QC Times .”Inclement Weather Guidelines and School Closings - Davenport Community School District
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“Two-Hour Late Start | No AM Preschool”
1 built in snow day
On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “Potential Make-Up Day”.
“Apr 19 Spring Break #2 (No School) Potential Make-Up Day”Source
Making up a lost day
April 19 is listed as a potential make-up day.
“Apr 19 Spring Break #2 (No School) Potential Make-Up Day”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 24, 2026
- Winter break Dec 23 to Jan 1
- Last day May 28, 2027
Read from Davenport’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is davenportschools.org.
Davenport’s snow record
- Biggest day 10 in on January 9, 2024
- Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 46.4 in
- 6 in mornings 0.4 a winter
- 1 in mornings 4.6 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 1.5 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.
How Iowa counts a lost day
Iowa requires at least 180 days or 1,080 hours of instruction, as the board chooses. When a board extends the calendar to make up weather closures, it may excuse seniors who have already met graduation requirements.
The Iowa rules in the agency’s own words, and every Iowa district
Districts near Davenport
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Bettendorf Community School DistrictBettendorf | 24.8 in | 1 |
| Pleasant Valley Community School DistrictBettendorf | 24.8 in | 1 |
| North Scott Community School DistrictEldridge | 33.3 in | 1.1 |
| Muscatine Community School DistrictMuscatine | 28.7 in | 0.8 |
| Clinton Community School DistrictClinton | 26.5 in | 0.7 |
| Iowa City Community School DistrictIowa City | 22.8 in | 0.7 |
27 schools
Every school in Davenport follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- West High School
- Central High School
- North High School
- Mid City High
Middle
- Sudlow Intermediate
- Wood Intermediate
- Williams Intermediate
- Frank L Smart Intermediate
- Walcott Intermediate, Walcott
Elementary
- Adams Elementary School
- Wilson Elementary School
- Harrison Elementary School
- Eisenhower Elementary School
- McKinley Elementary School
- Truman Elementary School
- Garfield Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Hayes Elementary School
- Fillmore Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Madison Elementary School
- Blue Grass Elementary School, Blue Grass
- Buffalo Elementary School, Buffalo
- Walcott Elementary School, Walcott
Other schools
- Children's Village West
- Children's Village At Hoover
- Children's Village Hayes
Davenport snow day questions
More for Iowa snow days

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