Do you need a snowblower in Norristown, PA?
What clears snow in Norristown
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Norristown about once every 2 winters. 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.
A normal Norristown winter
- Snow a year
- 25 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 9
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. A typical snowy US city gets about 1.4 times as much. Most of it melts within a few days, so in Norristown waiting a day is often a real option.
On a two car driveway that is about 3.3 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Norristown
- Oct0.1
- Nov0.1
- Dec4.2
- Jan6.8
- Feb10.9
- Mar3.0
- Apr0.2
Snow worth clearing runs from December to March, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in November.
Norristown and its neighbours
Norristown is number 41 of 68 Pennsylvania towns here for snowfall; Erie gets the most at 104 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdale, PA | 9 | 13 in | A shovel is enough |
| Phoenixville, PA | 10 | 13 in | A shovel is enough |
| Lansdowne, PA | 13 | 23 in | Gas single-stage |
| Philadelphia, PA | 13 | 16 in | A shovel is enough |
| Yeadon, PA | 14 | 23 in | Gas single-stage |
| Darby, PA | 15 | 23 in | Gas single-stage |
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 Norristown, 0.9 miles from Norristown. 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.