Do you need a snowblower in Erie, PA?
The machine for a Erie driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Erie about once every 1 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 Erie gets
- Snow a year
- 104 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 5.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 63
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.9 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 13.6 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Erie
- Oct0.1
- Nov9.6
- Dec26.3
- Jan31.8
- Feb19.4
- Mar14.5
- Apr2.6
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Erie and its neighbours
Erie is the snowiest Pennsylvania town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conneaut, OH | 29 | 111 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Meadville, PA | 33 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Ashtabula, OH | 41 | 90 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Jamestown, NY | 43 | 98 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Dunkirk, NY | 45 | 76 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Hermitage, PA | 64 | 68 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 Erie International Airport, 6.1 miles from Erie. 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.