Do you need a snowblower in Johnson City, NY?
What clears snow in Johnson City
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Johnson City 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.
A normal Johnson City winter
- Snow a year
- 87 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.6 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 81
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.4 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 11.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Johnson City
- Oct1.0
- Nov6.8
- Dec18.1
- Jan20.6
- Feb19.7
- Mar16.4
- Apr3.8
- May0.1
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in September.
Towns near Johnson City
Johnson City is number 16 of 90 New York towns here for snowfall; Utica gets the most at 164 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton, NY | 3 | 87 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Endicott, NY | 5 | 87 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Cortland, NY | 35 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Ithaca, NY | 35 | 63 in | Gas single-stage |
| Elmira, NY | 43 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Oneonta, NY | 51 | 83 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 Binghamton, 5.3 miles from Johnson City. 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.