Rhode Island snow day predictor
Off season - the 8 towns ranked by how much snow they get · Pawtucket averages 42 in a year, Newport 26 in
Rhode Island towns, ranked
- Pawtucketaverages 42 inches a year · regular snow
- Woonsocketaverages 42 inches a year · regular snow
- Central Fallsaverages 42 inches a year · regular snow
- Providenceaverages 37 inches a year · regular snow
- Cranstonaverages 37 inches a year · regular snow
- Warwickaverages 37 inches a year · regular snow
- East Providenceaverages 37 inches a year · regular snow
- Newportaverages 26 inches a year · moderate snow
How snow days work in Rhode Island
There is no single Rhode Island snow day threshold, which is why this page scores each town separately. Pawtucket averages 42 inches of snow a year against Newport’s 26, 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.