Do you need a snowblower in Campton Hills, IL?
The machine for a Campton Hills driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Campton Hills 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.
How much snow Campton Hills gets
- Snow a year
- 39 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.0 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 53
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 5.0 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Campton Hills
- Nov1.9
- Dec10.2
- Jan9.1
- Feb12.6
- Mar3.5
- Apr1.2
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
Campton Hills and its neighbours
Campton Hills is number 60 of 225 Illinois towns here for snowfall; St. Charles gets the most at 46 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles, IL | 6 | 46 in | Gas single-stage |
| South Elgin, IL | 6 | 46 in | Gas single-stage |
| Geneva, IL | 7 | 46 in | Gas single-stage |
| Elgin, IL | 8 | 32 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Batavia, IL | 9 | 28 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Pingree Grove, IL | 9 | 32 in | Cordless single-stage |
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 Elburn, 6.0 miles from Campton Hills. 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.