Michigan snow day predictor
Off season - the 10 towns ranked by how much snow they get · Grand Rapids averages 75 in a year, Warren 28 in
Michigan towns, ranked
- Grand Rapidsaverages 75 inches a year · heavy snow
- Ann Arboraverages 59 inches a year · regular snow
- Lansingaverages 50 inches a year · regular snow
- Livoniaaverages 36 inches a year · regular snow
- Troyaverages 36 inches a year · regular snow
- Farmington Hillsaverages 36 inches a year · regular snow
- Sterling Heightsaverages 32 inches a year · moderate snow
- Detroitaverages 31 inches a year · moderate snow
- Dearbornaverages 31 inches a year · moderate snow
- Warrenaverages 28 inches a year · moderate snow
How snow days work in Michigan
There is no single Michigan snow day threshold, which is why this page scores each town separately. Grand Rapids averages 75 inches of snow a year against Warren’s 28, 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.