Ohio Snow Day Calculator

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Ohio ZIP Code Coverage

Central Ohio - Columbus Metro

4300143299

Northeast Ohio - Cleveland Area

4400144199

Southwest Ohio - Cincinnati Area

4500145299

Northwest Ohio - Toledo Area

4340143599

For accurate Ohio Snow Day Calculator predictions, please enter a ZIP code from your specific region as conditions vary significantly between lake effect and non-lake effect areas

Ohio Snow Statistics & Information

Geographic Features

  • Lake Erie Shoreline
  • Appalachian Plateau
  • Ohio River Valley
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Great Miami River

Snow Statistics

Annual Average Snowfall

28 inches

Snow Days per Year

30 days

School Information

Average Snow Days

6 days/year

School Districts

611

Ohio Historical Snow Events

Great Blizzard of 1978

1978-01-26

Snowfall: 28.5 inches

Record snowfall in Cleveland, state of emergency declared

Arctic Outbreak of 1994

1994-01-20

Snowfall: 18 inches

Record low temperatures and heavy snow closed schools statewide

Polar Vortex of 2019

2019-01-30

Snowfall: 16 inches

Schools closed statewide due to dangerous wind chills below -40°F

Ohio Snow Facts

The Great Blizzard of 1978 remains Ohio's worst winter storm on record

Cleveland's 'Lake Erie effect' can create intense localized snowfall up to 2 inches per hour

Ohio's record low temperature is -39°F, recorded in Milligan on February 10, 1899

The state's Department of Transportation maintains over 43,000 lane miles of highway

Ohio was one of the first states to implement a snow emergency classification system

Lake Erie can produce lake effect snow from late October through early April