Do you need a snowblower in Hazleton, PA?
What clears snow in Hazleton
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Hazleton 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 Hazleton gets
- Snow a year
- 42 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 47
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. That is about 1.2 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 5.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Hazleton
- Nov1.6
- Dec4.8
- Jan12.8
- Feb9.7
- Mar10.5
- Apr2.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Hazleton and its neighbours
Hazleton is number 15 of 68 Pennsylvania towns here for snowfall; Erie gets the most at 104 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick, PA | 16 | 36 in | Gas single-stage |
| Nanticoke, PA | 17 | 36 in | Gas single-stage |
| Wilkes-Barre, PA | 21 | 45 in | Gas single-stage |
| Kingston, PA | 22 | 45 in | Gas single-stage |
| Pottsville, PA | 22 | 48 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Bloomsburg, PA | 26 | 29 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 Tamaqua 4 N Dam, 7.2 miles from Hazleton. 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.