Do you need a snowblower in Niagara Falls, NY?
The machine for a Niagara Falls driveway
Two-stage snowblower
Niagara Falls averages 72 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.
What a Niagara Falls winter brings
- Snow a year
- 72 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 60
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.0 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 9.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Niagara Falls
- Oct0.2
- Nov4.1
- Dec15.7
- Jan22.3
- Feb16.3
- Mar11.6
- Apr2.2
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Niagara Falls and its neighbours
Niagara Falls is number 25 of 90 New York towns here for snowfall; Utica gets the most at 164 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Tonawanda, NY | 8 | 80 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Tonawanda, NY | 9 | 80 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Kenmore, NY | 11 | 80 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Buffalo, NY | 16 | 95 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lockport, NY | 17 | 80 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Depew, NY | 20 | 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 Niagara Falls, 2.2 miles from Niagara Falls. 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.