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Do you need a snowblower in Delano, CA?

The machine for a Delano driveway

No snowblower

Delano sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

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

Delano and its neighbours

Almost no snow falls in Delano. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
McFarland, CA70 inNo snowblower
Wasco, CA130 inNo snowblower
Shafter, CA200 inNo snowblower
Porterville, CA240 inNo snowblower
Corcoran, CA280 inNo snowblower
Tulare, CA300 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 Delano, 0.3 miles from Delano. 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.