Do you need a snowblower in Oneida, NY?
What clears snow in Oneida
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Oneida about 2.0 times a winter. 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.
How much snow Oneida gets
- Snow a year
- 151 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 8.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about 2.0 times a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 80
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 4.2 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 19.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Oneida
- Oct1.1
- Nov15.6
- Dec35.2
- Jan41.4
- Feb38.0
- Mar17.1
- Apr2.9
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in September.
Oneida and its neighbours
Oneida is number 4 of 90 New York towns here for snowfall; Utica gets the most at 164 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome, NY | 14 | 164 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Utica, NY | 23 | 164 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Syracuse, NY | 24 | 128 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Fulton, NY | 41 | 159 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Cortland, NY | 41 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Auburn, NY | 46 | 109 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 Camden, 19.9 miles from Oneida. 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.