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Nevada snow day predictor

Off season - the 4 towns ranked by how much snow they get · Elko averages 41 in a year, Sparks 7 in

Elko 41 in a yearReno 33 in a yearCarson 14 in a yearSparks 7 in a yearElko Reno Carson Sparks
Average annual snowfall, NOAA 1991-2020Occasional snowModerate snowRegular snow

Nevada towns, ranked

How snow days work in Nevada

There is no single Nevada snow day threshold, which is why this page scores each town separately. Elko averages 41 inches of snow a year against Sparks’s 7, 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.