Do you need a snowblower in Keene, NH?
Your answer for Keene
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Keene 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.
How much snow Keene gets
- Snow a year
- 60 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.5 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 87
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.7 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 7.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Keene
- Oct0.2
- Nov2.4
- Dec14.4
- Jan15.2
- Feb14.4
- Mar11.0
- Apr2.2
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Keene and its neighbours
Keene is number 5 of 11 New Hampshire towns here for snowfall; Concord gets the most at 68 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield, MA | 28 | 46 in | Gas single-stage |
| Claremont, NH | 30 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Gardner, MA | 30 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Fitchburg, MA | 35 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Leominster, MA | 40 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Amherst Town, MA | 42 | 37 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 Keene, 1.4 miles from Keene. 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.