Do you need a snowblower in Hutchinson, MN?
The machine for a Hutchinson driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson gets
- Snow a year
- 50 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 92
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.4 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 6.5 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Hutchinson
- Oct0.8
- Nov3.6
- Dec12.2
- Jan6.9
- Feb11.8
- Mar7.6
- Apr7.0
- May0.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in October.
Hutchinson and its neighbours
Hutchinson is number 40 of 103 Minnesota towns here for snowfall; Hermantown gets the most at 90 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waconia, MN | 29 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Buffalo, MN | 32 | 40 in | Gas single-stage |
| Victoria, MN | 35 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Willmar, MN | 37 | 46 in | Gas single-stage |
| Chaska, MN | 38 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| New Ulm, MN | 40 | 38 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 Brownton Wwtp, 10.6 miles from Hutchinson. 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.