Do you need a snowblower in Indiana, PA?
What clears snow in Indiana
Gas single-stage
Indiana gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 6.0 tons a winter on this driveway, but storms over 8 inches are uncommon.
Before you buy, check the intake height against the deepest storm above, and plan to clear before the city plow leaves its ridge of heavy slush at the end of the drive.
How much snow Indiana gets
- Snow a year
- 46 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.5 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 49
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 6.0 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Indiana
- Nov2.7
- Dec10.8
- Jan13.3
- Feb11.8
- Mar6.1
- Apr1.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Indiana
Indiana is number 8 of 68 Pennsylvania towns here for snowfall; Erie gets the most at 104 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | 24 | 74 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Murrysville, PA | 29 | 25 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Lower Burrell, PA | 30 | 29 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Greensburg, PA | 30 | 30 in | Gas single-stage |
| New Kensington, PA | 32 | 25 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Plum, PA | 32 | 25 in | Cordless single-stage |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Snowblowers on a gravel driveway and Single-stage or two-stage.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Indiana 3 SE, 2.6 miles from Indiana. 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.