Do you need a snowblower in Laconia, NH?
What clears snow in Laconia
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Laconia about once a winter. 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 Laconia gets
- Snow a year
- 62 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.1 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 91
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 8.0 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Laconia
- Oct0.3
- Nov2.1
- Dec12.8
- Jan18.8
- Feb16.9
- Mar9.4
- Apr1.6
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Laconia
Laconia is number 3 of 11 New Hampshire towns here for snowfall; Concord gets the most at 68 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord, NH | 24 | 68 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Rochester, NH | 32 | 39 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Somersworth, NH | 37 | 39 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Sanford, ME | 38 | 70 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lebanon, NH | 39 | 61 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Dover, NH | 40 | 39 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 Lakeport 2, 2.1 miles from Laconia. 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.