Do you need a snowblower in Carol Stream, IL?
What clears snow in Carol Stream
Cordless single-stage
Plenty falls in Carol Stream, about 4.4 tons a winter on this driveway, but it comes in shallow storms a small cordless machine can take in.
Before you buy, check the battery is rated to clear the whole driveway in one charge in the cold, or get a second battery. Batteries lose range below freezing.
How much snow Carol Stream gets
- Snow a year
- 34 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 5 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 60
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 4.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Carol Stream
- Oct0.1
- Nov1.8
- Dec8.7
- Jan11.9
- Feb6.0
- Mar4.8
- Apr0.7
Snow worth clearing runs from November to March, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Carol Stream
Carol Stream is number 98 of 225 Illinois towns here for snowfall; St. Charles gets the most at 46 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Heights, IL | 3 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
| Winfield, IL | 3 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
| Bloomingdale, IL | 3 | 34 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Bartlett, IL | 4 | 34 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Hanover Park, IL | 4 | 34 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Wheaton, IL | 5 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Snowblowers on a gravel driveway and Single-stage or two-stage.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Streamwood, 7.6 miles from Carol Stream. 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.