Hopkinsville, Kentucky, 8,184 students in 19 schools

Christian County School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Hopkinsville get?

About 6.3 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 14.4 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 0.7 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.1 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Christian?

4.6 inches on January 13, 2018, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 14.4 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2017 to 2018, with 11.3 inches.

Q: How does the Christian snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Hopkinsville 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 Christian’s own big snow morning: 2.6 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 14.4 miles away.

Q: Can Kentucky schools hold a remote day instead?

A district with a Commissioner approved NTI plan may count up to the equivalent of 10 student attendance days when it closes for health or safety reasons.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Christian, measured against Christian's own big snow morning of 2.6 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Christian close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Christian’s snow record

6.3inches of snow a winter

0.7school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.1with 4 in or more

2.6 ina big snow morning in Christian: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

0.3Nov

0.7Dec

3.2Jan

1.4Feb

0.6Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 4.6 in on January 13, 2018
Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 11.3 in
6 in mornings 0 a winter
1 in mornings 1.3 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 14.4 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 Kentucky rule

How Kentucky counts a lost day

Kentucky requires at least 1,062 instructional hours on at least 170 student attendance days. After an emergency a board may amend its calendar and lengthen or shorten the remaining days by 30 minutes or more, as long as the year still meets the requirement.

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

Next door

Districts near Christian

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Muhlenberg County School DistrictPowderly	4.7 in	0
Hopkins County School DistrictMadisonville	4.7 in	0
Marshall County School DistrictBenton	6.2 in	0.4
Calloway County School DistrictMurray	6.2 in	0.4
Ohio County School DistrictHartford	3.6 in	0.1
Simpson County School DistrictFranklin	3.9 in	0.1

The schools

19 schools

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

High

Christian County High School
Hopkinsville High School
Bluegrass Learning Academy
Christian County Day Treatment
Gateway Academy to Innovation & Tech.

Middle

Christian County Middle School
Hopkinsville Middle School

Elementary

Millbrooke Elementary School
Pembroke Elementary School, Pembroke
South Christian Elementary School, Herndon
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
Freedom Elementary School
Indian Hills Elementary School
Sinking Fork Elementary School
Crofton Elementary School, Crofton

Other schools

Christian County Public Schools VLA
Christian County Home/Hospital
Cumberland Hall School
Madisonville Tech - Hopkinsville

Questions

Christian snow day questions

How much snow does Hopkinsville get?

What was the biggest snow day near Christian?

How does the Christian snow day predictor work?

How does Kentucky handle snow days?

Can Kentucky schools hold a remote day instead?

More winter

More for Kentucky snow days

Snow day predictorClosing and delay odds for any ZIP, with the snowiest districts in the country.Snow depth mapHow much snow is on the ground right now, measured, across the country.First snow datesWhen the first measurable snow usually lands where you live.Frozen pipesThe nights cold enough to freeze a pipe, and what to do before one.Snow plow trackerWhere the plows are during a storm, city by city.Kentucky winter forecastThe season ahead for Kentucky: snowfall, cold and the first snow.

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.