Do you need a snowblower in Lawrence, MA?
What clears snow in Lawrence
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Lawrence 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 Lawrence gets
- Snow a year
- 58 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
- 75
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 7.5 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Lawrence
- Oct0.1
- Nov1.4
- Dec10.8
- Jan16.2
- Feb15.6
- Mar11.9
- Apr1.8
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Lawrence
Lawrence is number 14 of 58 Massachusetts towns here for snowfall; North Adams gets the most at 85 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methuen, MA | 3 | 58 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Haverhill, MA | 7 | 58 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lowell, MA | 9 | 59 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Woburn, MA | 15 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Amesbury, MA | 15 | 62 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Peabody, MA | 15 | 48 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 Haverhill, 6.6 miles from Lawrence. 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.
- Days with snow on the ground come from a second nearby station, because the closest one does not record snow depth.