Do you need a snowblower in Franklin Town, MA?
The machine for a Franklin Town driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Franklin Town 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.
What a Franklin Town winter brings
- Snow a year
- 48 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.7 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 53
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. That is about 1.3 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 6.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Franklin Town
- Oct0.2
- Nov1.4
- Dec8.9
- Jan10.4
- Feb14.9
- Mar10.7
- Apr1.2
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Franklin Town
Franklin Town is number 39 of 58 Massachusetts towns here for snowfall; North Adams gets the most at 85 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woonsocket, RI | 7 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| North Attleborough Town, MA | 9 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Attleboro, MA | 12 | 50 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Central Falls, RI | 13 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Pawtucket, RI | 15 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Framingham, MA | 15 | 46 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 Franklin, 0.4 miles from Franklin Town. 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.