Murray, Utah, 5,733 students in 12 schools

Murray School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Murray get?

About 51.4 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 3.6 miles away, averaged over 7 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 5.7 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 2.4 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Murray?

14 inches on December 15, 2021, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 3.6 miles away in 7 winters. The snowiest winter was 2022 to 2023, with 107.1 inches.

Q: Does Murray get more snow days than other Utah districts?

Murray averages 2.4 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 56 percent of the 41 Utah districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Murray snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Murray 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 Murray’s own big snow morning: 4.5 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 3.6 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Murray, measured against Murray's own big snow morning of 4.5 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Murray close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Murray’s snow record

51.4inches of snow a winter

5.7school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

2.4with 4 in or more

4.5 ina big snow morning in Murray: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 56% of the 41 Utah districts with a station record.

2.6Nov

13.1Dec

13Jan

8.8Feb

9.9Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 14 in on December 15, 2021
Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 107.1 in
6 in mornings 1 a winter
1 in mornings 10.3 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 3.6 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 Utah rule

How Utah counts a lost day

Utah requires at least 180 school days of educational services. No fixed count; a district that closes for snow and would fall short of 180 days can ask the State Superintendent for a waiver, granted without Board approval if it built contingency days into its calendar.

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

Next door

Districts near Murray

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Granite School DistrictSalt Lake City	51.4 in	2.4
Jordan School DistrictWest Jordan	42.4 in	2	1
Canyons School DistrictSandy	55.2 in	2.8
Salt Lake City School DistrictSalt Lake City	90.4 in	5	1
Alpine School DistrictAmerican Fork	18.7 in	0.3
Park City School DistrictPark City	134.5 in	7.9

The schools

12 schools

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

High

Murray High
Murray Adult Transition

Middle

Hillcrest Jr High
Riverview Jr High

Elementary

Horizon School
Parkside School
Mcmillan School
Viewmont School
Longview School
Grant School
Liberty School

Other schools

Early Childhood Center

Questions

Murray snow day questions

How much snow does Murray get?

What was the biggest snow day near Murray?

Does Murray get more snow days than other Utah districts?

How does the Murray snow day predictor work?

How does Utah handle snow days?

More winter

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