Do you need a snowblower in Patterson, CA?
The machine for a Patterson driveway
No snowblower
Patterson sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Patterson from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Patterson and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Patterson. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newman, CA | 13 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Ceres, CA | 13 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Modesto, CA | 14 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Turlock, CA | 16 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Ripon, CA | 18 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Riverbank, CA | 21 | 0 in | No snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Why storm depth matters more than snowfall and What a winter of snow weighs.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Newman, 15.4 miles from Patterson. 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.