According to Syracuse University records, March 15, 1993, was the only day classes at SU have been canceled because of snow.

The university has experienced other closings and class cancellations due to snow, including when all classes after 12:45 p.m. were canceled Wednesday, said assistant archivist Mary M.T. O’Brien.

The distinction between 1993 and this week’s storm is that all classes in 1993 were canceled for the day, O’Brien said. SU probably won’t consider Wednesday as the school’s second official snow day since classes before 12:45 p.m. went on as scheduled.

According to newspaper reports on file in the SU Archives, similar events occurred on Feb. 1, 1966, and Feb. 5, 1969. Other cancellations may have occurred, but are not referenced as major snowstorms or weather events in the archives.

In 1966, registration for the spring semester was pushed back one day after the Syracuse area received more than 42 inches of snow in 36 hours. Transportation became so difficult that SU Food Services began to run low on food, and workers were told to ration meals, according to an article in The Daily Orange.

In 1969, a decision was made partway through the day to cancel classes on Main Campus and at University College just three days into the spring semester. SU Food Services, SU Health Services and the telephone operator remained functional, according to an article in the D.O.