Do you need a snowblower in Carlisle, PA?
What clears snow in Carlisle
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Carlisle 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 Carlisle gets
- Snow a year
- 28 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 27
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. A typical snowy US city gets about 1.3 times as much. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 3.6 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Carlisle
- Oct0.5
- Nov0.9
- Dec4.0
- Jan7.7
- Feb9.6
- Mar4.8
- Apr0.2
Snow worth clearing runs from December to March, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in November.
Carlisle and its neighbours
Carlisle is number 37 of 68 Pennsylvania towns here for snowfall; Erie gets the most at 104 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanicsburg, PA | 10 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
| Harrisburg, PA | 18 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
| Hanover, PA | 29 | 28 in | Gas single-stage |
| York, PA | 30 | 25 in | Gas single-stage |
| Chambersburg, PA | 30 | 31 in | Gas single-stage |
| Elizabethtown, PA | 32 | 24 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 Carlisle Wtp, 1.9 miles from Carlisle. 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.