Do you need a snowblower in Dunkirk, NY?
The machine for a Dunkirk driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Dunkirk 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.
How much snow Dunkirk gets
- Snow a year
- 76 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 96
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.1 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 9.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Dunkirk
- Oct0.2
- Nov5.4
- Dec17.3
- Jan26.7
- Feb13.0
- Mar11.6
- Apr1.4
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Dunkirk
Dunkirk is number 23 of 90 New York towns here for snowfall; Utica gets the most at 164 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown, NY | 27 | 98 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lackawanna, NY | 35 | 95 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Buffalo, NY | 37 | 95 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Kenmore, NY | 41 | 80 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Tonawanda, NY | 43 | 80 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Depew, NY | 44 | 95 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 Fredonia, 2.4 miles from Dunkirk. 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.