Do you need a snowblower in Clinton, IA?
What clears snow in Clinton
Cordless single-stage
Plenty falls in Clinton, about 4.1 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 Clinton gets
- Snow a year
- 32 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 0.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 10 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 51
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 4.1 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Clinton
- Oct0.3
- Nov2.3
- Dec7.9
- Jan9.2
- Feb7.5
- Mar3.9
- Apr0.8
Snow worth clearing runs from November to March, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Clinton
Clinton is number 25 of 41 Iowa towns here for snowfall; Mason City gets the most at 44 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettendorf, IA | 23 | 36 in | Cordless single-stage |
| East Moline, IL | 24 | 36 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Davenport, IA | 27 | 36 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Moline, IL | 28 | 36 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Sterling, IL | 28 | 29 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Rock Island, IL | 31 | 36 in | Cordless 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 Clinton #1, 3.5 miles from Clinton. 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.