Lexington, Nebraska, 3,229 students in 8 schools

Lexington Public Schools Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Lexington get?

About 18.8 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 5.9 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 3.5 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 1.7 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Lexington?

8.2 inches on February 8, 2021, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 5.9 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2020 to 2021, with 33.3 inches.

Q: Does Lexington get more snow days than other Nebraska districts?

Lexington averages 1.7 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 89 percent of the 235 Nebraska districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Lexington snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Lexington 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 Lexington’s own big snow morning: 5 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 5.9 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Lexington, measured against Lexington's own big snow morning of 5 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Lexington close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Lexington’s snow record

18.8inches of snow a winter

3.5school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

1.7with 4 in or more

5 ina big snow morning in Lexington: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

7school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 89% of the 235 Nebraska districts with a station record.

1.6Nov

3.9Dec

4.8Jan

5.3Feb

2.3Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 8.2 in on February 8, 2021
Snowiest winter 2020 to 2021, 33.3 in
6 in mornings 0.6 a winter
1 in mornings 5 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 5.9 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 Nebraska rule

How Nebraska counts a lost day

Nebraska requires at least 1,032 instructional hours for elementary grades and 1,080 for high school. At the State Board's discretion, a district that closed for severe storms or epidemic sickness keeps its accreditation and state aid, after the board secretary files a sworn statement if fewer hours will be offered.

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

Next door

Districts near Lexington

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Kearney Public SchoolsKearney	25.3 in	0.6
North Platte Public SchoolsNorth Platte	26.4 in	0.7
Grand Island Public SchoolsGrand Island	24.6 in	0.7	4
Columbus Public SchoolsColumbus	17.6 in	1
Norfolk Public SchoolsNorfolk	25 in	1.3
Lincoln Public SchoolsLincoln	23.8 in	0.6

The schools

8 schools

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

High

Lexington High School

Middle

Lexington Middle School

Elementary

Bryan Elementary School
Morton Elementary School
Sandoz Elementary School
Pershing Elementary School

Other schools

Early Learning Academy
Early Intervention/Homebound

Questions

Lexington snow day questions

How much snow does Lexington get?

What was the biggest snow day near Lexington?

Does Lexington get more snow days than other Nebraska districts?

How does the Lexington snow day predictor work?

How does Nebraska handle snow days?

More winter

More for Nebraska snow days

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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.