Do you need a snowblower in Kingston, NY?
The machine for a Kingston driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Kingston 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 Kingston gets
- Snow a year
- 59 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 78
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.6 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 7.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Kingston
- Oct0.1
- Nov2.8
- Dec12.9
- Jan14.6
- Feb14.6
- Mar12.4
- Apr1.8
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Kingston
Kingston is number 36 of 90 New York towns here for snowfall; Utica gets the most at 164 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poughkeepsie, NY | 17 | 59 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Newburgh, NY | 30 | 44 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Beacon, NY | 30 | 36 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Middletown, NY | 40 | 58 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | 42 | 36 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Woodbury, NY | 42 | 36 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 Mohonk Lake, 13.8 miles from Kingston. 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.