Do you need a snowblower in Auburn, ME?
The machine for a Auburn driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Auburn about once every 1 winters. That is deeper than a single-stage intake can swallow.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
How much snow Auburn gets
- Snow a year
- 65 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 100
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 1.8 times what a typical snowy US city gets. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 8.5 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Auburn
- Nov1.6
- Dec11.6
- Jan19.4
- Feb17.3
- Mar12.3
- Apr2.9
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Auburn and its neighbours
Auburn is number 10 of 11 Maine towns here for snowfall; Waterville gets the most at 86 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston, ME | 4 | 65 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Westbrook, ME | 27 | 69 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Augusta, ME | 31 | 69 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Portland, ME | 31 | 69 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| South Portland, ME | 31 | 69 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Saco, ME | 39 | 69 in | Two-stage snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Single-stage or two-stage and Why storm depth matters more than snowfall.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Lewiston, 2.0 miles from Auburn. A normal winter, not this winter's forecast. Snow is weighed at 6.24 pounds a cubic foot, fresh and fairly dry; wet spring snow can weigh three times that.
- Days with snow on the ground come from a second nearby station, because the closest one does not record snow depth.