Do you need a snowblower in Oswego, NY?
What clears snow in Oswego
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Oswego about 1.7 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 Oswego gets
- Snow a year
- 140 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 7.8 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about 1.7 times a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 89
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 3.9 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 18.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Oswego
- Oct0.2
- Nov9.4
- Dec30.6
- Jan44.7
- Feb35.3
- Mar17.1
- Apr2.8
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Oswego and its neighbours
Oswego is number 5 of 90 New York towns here for snowfall; Utica gets the most at 164 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton, NY | 10 | 159 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Syracuse, NY | 34 | 128 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Auburn, NY | 36 | 109 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Watertown, NY | 46 | 116 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Geneva, NY | 48 | 57 in | Gas single-stage |
| Oneida, NY | 50 | 151 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 Oswego, 1.8 miles from Oswego. 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.