Brandon, Vermont, 1,382 students in 5 schools

Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Brandon get?

About 82.4 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 10.3 miles away, averaged over 9 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 10.1 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 4.9 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Rutland Northeast?

20 inches on March 15, 2017, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 10.3 miles away in 9 winters. The snowiest winter was 2017 to 2018, with 128.7 inches.

Q: Does Rutland Northeast get more snow days than other Vermont districts?

Rutland Northeast averages 4.9 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 83 percent of the 52 Vermont districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Rutland Northeast snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Brandon 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 Rutland Northeast’s own big snow morning: 6 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 10.3 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Rutland Northeast, measured against Rutland Northeast's own big snow morning of 6 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Rutland Northeast close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Rutland Northeast’s snow record

82.4inches of snow a winter

10.1school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

4.9with 4 in or more

6 ina big snow morning in Rutland Northeast: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 83% of the 52 Vermont districts with a station record.

7.5Nov

15.6Dec

17.8Jan

19Feb

19.8Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 20 in on March 15, 2017
Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 128.7 in
6 in mornings 2.2 a winter
1 in mornings 17 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 10.3 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 Vermont rule

How Vermont counts a lost day

Vermont requires at least 175 student attendance days a year, with the school board setting the length of the day. A school closed for a cause beyond the board's control may petition the State Board for a waiver, filed within 10 days of each closing and by June 15; if granted the district is treated as having met the requirement.

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

Next door

Districts near Rutland Northeast

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Addison Central Supervisory DistrictMiddlebury	61.5 in	2.8
Rutland City Supervisory DistrictRutland	75.6 in	3
Greater Rutland County Supervisory UnionRutland	75.6 in	3
Slate Valley Unified Union School DistrictFair Haven	57.8 in	2.9
Mt. Abraham Unified School DistrictBristol	108.1 in	4.8
White River Valley Supervisory UnionRoyalton	70.2 in	3.8

The schools

5 schools

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

High

Otter Valley Union High School

Elementary

Neshobe School
Lothrop School, Pittsford
Barstow Memorial School, Chittenden
Otter Creek Academy at Leicester Sudbury and Whiting, Whiting

Questions

Rutland Northeast snow day questions

How much snow does Brandon get?

What was the biggest snow day near Rutland Northeast?

Does Rutland Northeast get more snow days than other Vermont districts?

How does the Rutland Northeast snow day predictor work?

How does Vermont handle snow days?

More winter

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