Hutchinson, Minnesota, 2,783 students in 10 schools

Hutchinson Public School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Hutchinson get?

About 43.4 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 5.1 miles away, averaged over 7 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 4.6 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 2 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Hutchinson?

11.2 inches on April 15, 2018, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 5.1 miles away in 7 winters. The snowiest winter was 2022 to 2023, with 78.5 inches.

Q: Does Hutchinson get more snow days than other Minnesota districts?

Hutchinson averages 2 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 54 percent of the 322 Minnesota districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Hutchinson snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson’s own big snow morning: 4.4 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 5.1 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Hutchinson, measured against Hutchinson's own big snow morning of 4.4 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Hutchinson close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Hutchinson’s snow record

43.4inches of snow a winter

4.6school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

2with 4 in or more

4.4 ina big snow morning in Hutchinson: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 54% of the 322 Minnesota districts with a station record.

3.7Nov

9Dec

8.6Jan

8Feb

6.5Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 11.2 in on April 15, 2018
Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 78.5 in
6 in mornings 0.9 a winter
1 in mornings 7.7 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 5.1 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 Minnesota rule

How Minnesota counts a lost day

Minnesota requires at least 165 days for grades 1 to 11, plus 935 hours for grades 1 to 6 and 1,020 hours for grades 7 to 12.

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

Next door

Districts near Hutchinson

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Glencoe-Silver Lake School DistrictGlencoe	37.1 in	1.5
Dassel-Cokato Public School DistrictCokato	45.6 in	1.3
Howard Lake-Waverly-WinstedHoward Lake	34.4 in	1.5
Litchfield Public School DistrictLitchfield	40.1 in	2.6
Sibley East School DistrictArlington	38.3 in	2.7
Watertown-Mayer Public School DistrictWatertown	47.8 in	2.4

The schools

10 schools

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

High

Hutchinson Senior High
Crow River Area Learning Center
Hutchinson Transition Assistance Pg
Hutchinson Night Alt Learning Ctr

Middle

Hutchinson Middle
Hutchinson Middle School A.l.c.

Elementary

Hutchinson West Elementary
Hutchinson Park Elementary
Hutchinson Tiger Elementary

Other schools

Cornerstone

Questions

Hutchinson snow day questions

How much snow does Hutchinson get?

What was the biggest snow day near Hutchinson?

Does Hutchinson get more snow days than other Minnesota districts?

How does the Hutchinson snow day predictor work?

How does Minnesota handle snow days?

More winter

More for Minnesota 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.Minnesota winter forecastThe season ahead for Minnesota: 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.