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Do you need a snowblower in Clarksdale, MS?

The machine for a Clarksdale driveway

No snowblower

Clarksdale sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

If you are moving to Clarksdale from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.

When the snow comes in Clarksdale

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  2. Jan0.1
  3. Mar0.2

Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.

Clarksdale and its neighbours

Almost no snow falls in Clarksdale. In Mississippi, Hernando gets the most here at 2 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Cleveland, MS322 inNo snowblower
Greenwood, MS521 inNo snowblower
Grenada, MS521 inNo snowblower
Hernando, MS562 inNo snowblower
Forrest City, AR582 inNo snowblower
Oxford, MS601 inNo snowblower

Where these numbers come from

Read next: Why storm depth matters more than snowfall and What a winter of snow weighs.

NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Lambert 1W, 15.9 miles from Clarksdale. 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.