Do you need a snowblower in New Ulm, MN?
What clears snow in New Ulm
Gas single-stage
New Ulm gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 5.0 tons a winter on this driveway, but storms over 8 inches are uncommon.
Before you buy, check the intake height against the deepest storm above, and plan to clear before the city plow leaves its ridge of heavy slush at the end of the drive.
How much snow New Ulm gets
- Snow a year
- 38 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.6 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 10 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 82
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. About 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 5.0 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in New Ulm
- Oct0.5
- Nov6.5
- Dec9.0
- Jan7.8
- Feb6.9
- Mar6.0
- Apr1.5
- May0.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in October.
New Ulm and its neighbours
New Ulm is number 95 of 103 Minnesota towns here for snowfall; Hermantown gets the most at 90 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mankato, MN | 23 | 39 in | Gas single-stage |
| St. Peter, MN | 25 | 38 in | Gas single-stage |
| Mankato, MN | 26 | 39 in | Gas single-stage |
| Hutchinson, MN | 40 | 50 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Fairmont, MN | 46 | 40 in | Gas single-stage |
| Waconia, MN | 50 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Snowblowers on a gravel driveway and Single-stage or two-stage.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from NEW Ulm 2 SE, 1.3 miles from New Ulm. 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.