Indiana snow day predictor
Off season - the 10 towns ranked by how much snow they get · South Bend averages 65 in a year, Evansville 11 in
Indiana towns, ranked
- South Bendaverages 65 inches a year · heavy snow
- Fort Wayneaverages 34 inches a year · moderate snow
- Hammondaverages 28 inches a year · moderate snow
- Fishersaverages 27 inches a year · moderate snow
- Indianapolis city (balance)averages 26 inches a year · moderate snow
- Lafayetteaverages 21 inches a year · moderate snow
- Carmelaverages 20 inches a year · moderate snow
- Noblesvilleaverages 20 inches a year · moderate snow
- Bloomingtonaverages 18 inches a year · occasional snow
- Evansvilleaverages 11 inches a year · occasional snow
How snow days work in Indiana
There is no single Indiana snow day threshold, which is why this page scores each town separately. South Bend averages 65 inches of snow a year against Evansville’s 11, and a district that plans for the first amount does not close for weather that would shut the second one down.
Each score compares what the National Weather Service is forecasting against that town’s own NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, then adds weight for ice, wind and dangerous cold. Every number on this page links through to the full factor breakdown, because the reasoning is the part worth checking.
Sources: National Weather Service forecasts, one per town. Snowfall normals from NOAA’s 1991-2020 US Climate Normals. County lines from the US Census Bureau.