Do you need a snowblower in Central Falls, RI?
What clears snow in Central Falls
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Central Falls 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.
What a Central Falls winter brings
- Snow a year
- 42 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.4 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 47
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. That is about 1.2 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 5.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Central Falls
- Oct0.1
- Nov1.0
- Dec7.9
- Jan12.3
- Feb10.7
- Mar7.6
- Apr1.9
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Central Falls
Central Falls is number 3 of 8 Rhode Island towns here for snowfall; Pawtucket gets the most at 42 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawtucket, RI | 1 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Providence, RI | 5 | 37 in | Gas single-stage |
| Attleboro, MA | 6 | 50 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| North Attleborough Town, MA | 6 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| East Providence, RI | 6 | 37 in | Gas single-stage |
| Woonsocket, RI | 9 | 42 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 Woonsocket, 8.2 miles from Central Falls. 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.