Johnson City, New York, 2,281 students in 4 schools

Johnson City Central School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Johnson City get?

About 83.8 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 4.6 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 7.2 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 2.5 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Johnson City?

31.2 inches on March 14, 2017, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 4.6 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2016 to 2017, with 135.2 inches.

Q: Does Johnson City get more snow days than other New York districts?

Johnson City averages 2.5 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 52 percent of the 676 New York districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Johnson City snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Johnson City 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 Johnson City’s own big snow morning: 3.3 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 4.6 miles away.

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

The next three school mornings

Will Johnson City close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Johnson City’s snow record

83.8inches of snow a winter

7.2school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

2.5with 4 in or more

3.3 ina big snow morning in Johnson City: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

2.1school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 52% of the 676 New York districts with a station record.

9.8Nov

20.3Dec

18Jan

16.5Feb

14.9Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 31.2 in on March 14, 2017
Snowiest winter 2016 to 2017, 135.2 in
6 in mornings 0.9 a winter
1 in mornings 14.7 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 4.6 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 York rule

How New York counts a lost day

New York requires 180 days of session plus 900 hours a year for kindergarten to grade 6 and 990 hours for grades 7 to 12. The Commissioner can excuse up to 5 days closed for extraordinary weather, but only if the district cannot make them up by using all its scheduled vacation days before the June Regents exams.

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

Next door

Districts near Johnson City

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Maine-Endwell Central School DistrictEndwell	42.3 in	1.3
Binghamton City School DistrictBinghamton	42.3 in	1.3
Union-Endicott Central School DistrictEndicott	42.3 in	1.3
Chenango Valley Central School DistrictBinghamton	83.8 in	2.5
Vestal Central School DistrictVestal	42.3 in	1.3
Chenango Forks Central School DistrictBinghamton	83.8 in	2.5

The schools

4 schools

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

High

Johnson City Senior High School

Middle

Johnson City Middle School

Elementary

Johnson City Elementary/Primary School
Johnson City Elementary/Intermediate School

Questions

Johnson City snow day questions

How much snow does Johnson City get?

What was the biggest snow day near Johnson City?

Does Johnson City get more snow days than other New York districts?

How does the Johnson City snow day predictor work?

How does New York handle snow days?

More winter

More for New York 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.