Pikeville, Kentucky, 7,719 students in 20 schools

Pike County School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Pikeville get?

About 6.6 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 16 miles away, averaged over 7 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 1.4 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.4 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Pike?

6 inches on March 12, 2022, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 16 miles away in 7 winters. The snowiest winter was 2021 to 2022, with 14.3 inches.

Q: Does Pike get more snow days than other Kentucky districts?

Pike averages 0.4 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 70 percent of the 127 Kentucky districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Pike snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Pikeville 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 Pike’s own big snow morning: 4 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 16 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Pike, measured against Pike's own big snow morning of 4 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Pike close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Pike’s snow record

6.6inches of snow a winter

1.4school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.4with 4 in or more

4 ina big snow morning in Pike: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 70% of the 127 Kentucky districts with a station record.

0Nov

1.7Dec

3Jan

1Feb

1Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 6 in on March 12, 2022
Snowiest winter 2021 to 2022, 14.3 in
6 in mornings 0 a winter
1 in mornings 2 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 16 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 Pike

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Floyd County School DistrictEastern	13.4 in	0.4
Johnson County School DistrictPaintsville	10.1 in	0.7
Perry County School DistrictHazard	9.9 in	0.3
Carter County School DistrictGrayson	12.7 in	0.5
Boyd County School DistrictAshland	12.3 in	0.4
Ashland Independent School DistrictAshland	12.3 in	0.4

The schools

20 schools

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

High

Pike County Central High School
Shelby Valley High School
Belfry High School, Belfry
East Ridge High School, Lick Creek
Phelps High School, Phelps
Northpoint Academy
Pike County Day Treatment

Middle

Belfry Middle School, Belfry

Elementary

Valley Elementary School
Mullins Elementary School
Johns Creek Elementary School
Belfry Elementary, Belfry
Millard School
Elkhorn City Elementary School, Elkhorn City
Phelps Elementary School, Freeburn
Dorton Elementary School, Dorton
Bevins Elementary School, Sidney
Feds Creek Elementary School, Fedscreek
Kimper Elementary School, Kimper

Other schools

Pike County Virtual Academy

Questions

Pike snow day questions

How much snow does Pikeville get?

What was the biggest snow day near Pike?

Does Pike get more snow days than other Kentucky districts?

How does the Pike snow day predictor work?

How does Kentucky handle snow days?

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.