Howell Twp, New Jersey, 5,716 students in 12 schools

Howell Township School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Howell Twp get?

About 16.1 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 9.8 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 1.8 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.6 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Howell Township?

13 inches on January 5, 2018, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 9.8 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2017 to 2018, with 44.1 inches.

Q: How does the Howell Township snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Howell Twp 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 Howell Township’s own big snow morning: 3.3 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 9.8 miles away.

Q: Can New Jersey schools hold a remote day instead?

A virtual or remote day counts toward the 180 days only when schools close for more than three consecutive days because of a declared state of emergency, a declared public health emergency or a health agency directive, under a program the commissioner approved.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Howell Township, measured against Howell Township's own big snow morning of 3.3 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Howell Township close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Howell Township’s snow record

16.1inches of snow a winter

1.8school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.6with 4 in or more

3.3 ina big snow morning in Howell Township: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

0Nov

2.6Dec

7.1Jan

4.5Feb

1.9Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 13 in on January 5, 2018
Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 44.1 in
6 in mornings 0.4 a winter
1 in mornings 2.6 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 9.8 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 New Jersey rule

How New Jersey counts a lost day

New Jersey requires at least 180 days of school, or the district loses state aid.

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

Next door

Districts near Howell Township

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Lakewood Township School DistrictLakewood	16.1 in	0.6
Jackson Township School DistrictJackson	15.2 in	1
Brick Township School DistrictBrick	16.1 in	0.6
Freehold Township School DistrictFreehold	15.2 in	1
Wall Township School DistrictWall	16.1 in	0.6
Neptune Township School DistrictNeptune Twp	16.5 in	0.9

The schools

12 schools

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

Middle

Howell Township Middle School North, Farmingdale
Howell Township Middle School South, Howell

Elementary

Land O'Pines Elementary School, Howell
Taunton Elementary School, Howell
Greenville Elementary School, Howell
Ramtown Elementary School, Howell
Adelphia Elementary School, Freehold
Newbury Elementary School, Howell
Aldrich Elementary School, Howell
Edith M. Griebling Elementary School, Farmingdale
Ardena Elementary School, Farmingdale
Memorial Elementary School, Freehold

Questions

Howell Township snow day questions

How much snow does Howell Twp get?

What was the biggest snow day near Howell Township?

How does the Howell Township snow day predictor work?

How does New Jersey handle snow days?

Can New Jersey schools hold a remote day instead?

More winter

More for New Jersey 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.New Jersey winter forecastThe season ahead for New Jersey: 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.