New London, Wisconsin, 2,087 students in 7 schools

New London School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does New London get?

About 51.9 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 2.5 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 5.6 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 2 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near New London?

13 inches on March 16, 2026, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 2.5 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2018 to 2019, with 87.7 inches.

Q: Does New London get more snow days than other Wisconsin districts?

New London averages 2 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 55 percent of the 412 Wisconsin districts with a station record.

Q: How does the New London snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for New London 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 New London’s own big snow morning: 4.2 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 2.5 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in New London, measured against New London's own big snow morning of 4.2 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will New London close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

New London’s snow record

51.9inches of snow a winter

5.6school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

2with 4 in or more

4.2 ina big snow morning in New London: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

12school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 55% of the 412 Wisconsin districts with a station record.

3Nov

11.3Dec

9.6Jan

13.3Feb

8.6Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 13 in on March 16, 2026
Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 87.7 in
6 in mornings 0.9 a winter
1 in mornings 8.4 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 2.5 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 Wisconsin rule

How Wisconsin counts a lost day

Wisconsin requires hours, not days: 437 for kindergarten, 1,050 for grades 1 to 6 and 1,137 for grades 7 to 12.

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

Next door

Districts near New London

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Hortonville School DistrictHortonville	51.9 in	2
Clintonville School DistrictClintonville	46.2 in	1.9
Waupaca School DistrictWaupaca	52.6 in	2.8
Appleton Area School DistrictAppleton	54.6 in	1.6
Winneconne Community School DistrictWinneconne	40.2 in	1.3
Menasha School DistrictMenasha	58.3 in	1.9

The schools

7 schools

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

High

New London High
Catalyst Academy

Middle

New London Middle

Elementary

Parkview Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Readfield Elementary, Readfield
Sugar Bush Elementary

Questions

New London snow day questions

How much snow does New London get?

What was the biggest snow day near New London?

Does New London get more snow days than other Wisconsin districts?

How does the New London snow day predictor work?

How does Wisconsin handle snow days?

More winter

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