Do you need a snowblower in Macedonia, OH?
Your answer for Macedonia
Two-stage snowblower
Macedonia averages 65 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 Macedonia gets
- Snow a year
- 65 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- almost never
- Days with snow on the ground
- 60
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 1.8 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 8.5 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Macedonia
- Nov3.5
- Dec12.4
- Jan18.4
- Feb18.9
- Mar9.2
- Apr2.9
- May0.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Macedonia
Macedonia is number 23 of 176 Ohio towns here for snowfall; Euclid gets the most at 114 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twinsburg, OH | 3 | 45 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Bedford, OH | 6 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Solon, OH | 6 | 114 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Hudson, OH | 6 | 45 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Brecksville, OH | 6 | 65 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Bedford Heights, OH | 6 | 64 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 Brunswick 0.5 NE, 16.8 miles from Macedonia. 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.