Do you need a snowblower in Dover, NJ?
The machine for a Dover driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Dover 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.
How much snow Dover gets
- Snow a year
- 28 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.1 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 37
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. A typical snowy US city gets about 1.3 times as much. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 3.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Dover
- Nov0.2
- Dec3.9
- Jan9.6
- Feb7.7
- Mar5.3
- Apr1.4
Snow worth clearing runs from December to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in November.
Towns near Dover
Dover is number 63 of 116 New Jersey towns here for snowfall; Phillipsburg gets the most at 41 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopatcong, NJ | 7 | 28 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Morristown, NJ | 7 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
| Kinnelon, NJ | 11 | 28 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Florham Park, NJ | 11 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
| Madison, NJ | 12 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
| Chatham, NJ | 14 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
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 Oak Ridge Rsvr, 10.8 miles from Dover. 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.
- Days with snow on the ground come from a second nearby station, because the closest one does not record snow depth.