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Ichabod Crane School District

Ichabod Crane School District

You could be forgiven for thinking that Ichabod Crane School District must be located in remote country, high up in the mountains or down-wind of the Great Lakes due to the high number of snow days it has.  But actually, Ichabod Crane School District is the business name for the Kinderhook Public School District, who buildings are in Valatie, the flatlands above the Hudson River known for apple orchards. 

Urban Dictionary describes Ichabod Crane as  "to cancel something because of weather, even if the weather conditions aren't that severe. Expression originated in a school district just outside Albany, NY called Ichabod Crane Central School District ,which would cancel school for snow, even if there were two flurries, or better yet, even if there was no snow. Everybody in the Albany area wished they went to Ichabod Crane in the winter."

Reddit on "Why is Ichabod Crane Always Closed?"

Nor’Easters, El NiΓ±o and a Warm Atlantic Ocean

One thing not getting a lot of coverage this year is how warm the Atlantic Ocean still is going into December. But a weather video on YouTube mentions this.

While the winter is likely going to be dominated by mild conditions due to El Niño in the Pacific Ocean, and right now the polar jet stream is well north of us and for the most part the subtropical jet stream is below us. That means dry, fairly stable conditions. But one thing to watch is when the jet stream inevitably gets wavier as winter progresses, and we get one of those classic arctic blasts as the polar jet stream dips north. All that energy embedded in the warm Atlantic Ocean could make for one hell of a Nor’Easter.

That is all. Do watch this video.