Do you need a snowblower in Concord, NH?
The machine for a Concord driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Concord about once a winter. 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.
A normal Concord winter
- Snow a year
- 68 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 92
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 1.9 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 8.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Concord
- Oct0.8
- Nov2.5
- Dec14.3
- Jan17.1
- Feb16.9
- Mar13.6
- Apr2.5
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Concord
Concord is the snowiest New Hampshire town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester, NH | 18 | 53 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Laconia, NH | 24 | 62 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Rochester, NH | 30 | 39 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Nashua, NH | 34 | 53 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Somersworth, NH | 34 | 39 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Dover, NH | 34 | 39 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 Concord Municipal Airport, 4.0 miles from Concord. 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.