Do you need a snowblower in Johnstown, PA?
What clears snow in Johnstown
Two-stage snowblower
Johnstown averages 74 inches a year, among the snowiest towns in the country. Volume alone needs a two-stage machine.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
A normal Johnstown winter
- Snow a year
- 74 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.4 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 79
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.1 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 9.6 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Johnstown
- Oct1.2
- Nov4.8
- Dec14.8
- Jan23.6
- Feb17.5
- Mar9.6
- Apr2.6
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in September.
Johnstown and its neighbours
Johnstown is number 2 of 68 Pennsylvania towns here for snowfall; Erie gets the most at 104 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana, PA | 24 | 46 in | Gas single-stage |
| Altoona, PA | 30 | 38 in | Gas single-stage |
| Greensburg, PA | 33 | 30 in | Gas single-stage |
| Murrysville, PA | 40 | 25 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Monroeville, PA | 45 | 25 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Plum, PA | 45 | 25 in | Cordless 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 Dunlo, 10.6 miles from Johnstown. 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.