Do you need a snowblower in Bridgewater Town, MA?
What clears snow in Bridgewater Town
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Bridgewater Town about once every 2 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.
A normal Bridgewater Town winter
- Snow a year
- 34 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.1 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 30
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. About 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 4.5 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Bridgewater Town
- Oct0.1
- Nov0.2
- Dec4.5
- Jan9.1
- Feb12.8
- Mar6.9
- Apr0.7
Snow worth clearing runs from December to March, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in November.
Bridgewater Town and its neighbours
Bridgewater Town is number 55 of 58 Massachusetts towns here for snowfall; North Adams gets the most at 85 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton, MA | 8 | 26 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Brockton, MA | 8 | 34 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Randolph Town, MA | 15 | 69 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Braintree Town, MA | 16 | 51 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 16 | 51 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Attleboro, MA | 16 | 50 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 Brockton, 5.4 miles from Bridgewater Town. 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.