Do you need a snowblower in Lockport, NY?
Your answer for Lockport
Two-stage snowblower
Lockport averages 80 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.
How much snow Lockport gets
- Snow a year
- 80 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.0 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 73
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.2 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 10.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Lockport
- Oct0.5
- Nov6.0
- Dec18.5
- Jan22.9
- Feb16.1
- Mar13.1
- Apr2.7
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Lockport
Lockport is number 20 of 90 New York towns here for snowfall; Utica gets the most at 164 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Tonawanda, NY | 12 | 80 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Tonawanda, NY | 14 | 80 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Kenmore, NY | 17 | 80 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Niagara Falls, NY | 17 | 72 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Depew, NY | 18 | 95 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lancaster, NY | 19 | 95 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 N Tonawanda, 11.4 miles from Lockport. 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.