Sewell, New Jersey, 7,302 students in 11 schools

Washington Township School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Sewell get?

About 16.9 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 7.2 miles away, averaged over 8 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 2.3 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.9 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Washington Township School District?

16 inches on February 23, 2026, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 7.2 miles away in 8 winters. The snowiest winter was 2025 to 2026, with 36.7 inches.

Q: How does the Washington Township School District snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Sewell 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 Washington Township School District’s own big snow morning: 5.4 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 7.2 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 Washington Township School District, measured against Washington Township School District's own big snow morning of 5.4 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Washington Township School District close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Washington Township School District’s snow record

16.9inches of snow a winter

2.3school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.9with 4 in or more

5.4 ina big snow morning in Washington Township School District: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

0Nov

2.5Dec

6.2Jan

6Feb

2.3Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 16 in on February 23, 2026
Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 36.7 in
6 in mornings 0.5 a winter
1 in mornings 2.8 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 7.2 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 Washington Township School District

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Deptford Township School DistrictSewell	16.9 in	0.9
Black Horse Pike Regional School DistrictBlackwood	16.9 in	0.9
Gloucester Township School DistrictBlackwood	16.9 in	0.9
Monroe Township School DistrictWilliamstown	17.7 in	1.2
Lindenwold Borough School DistrictLindenwold	16.9 in	0.9
Kingsway Regional School DistrictWoolwich Twp.	14.9 in	0.7

The schools

11 schools

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

High

Washington Township High School

Middle

Chestnut Ridge Middle School
Bunker Hill Middle School
Orchard Valley Middle School

Elementary

Whitman Elementary School, Turnersville
Hurffville Elementary School
Bells Elementary School, Turnersville
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Turnersville
Wedgwood Elementary School
Birches Elementary School, Turnersville

Other schools

Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center

Questions

Washington Township School District snow day questions

How much snow does Sewell get?

What was the biggest snow day near Washington Township School District?

How does the Washington Township School District 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.