Do you need a snowblower in Phillipsburg, NJ?
What clears snow in Phillipsburg
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Phillipsburg about once every 1 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 Phillipsburg winter
- Snow a year
- 41 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.7 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 42
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. About 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 5.3 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Phillipsburg
- Oct0.6
- Nov1.7
- Dec6.4
- Jan10.5
- Feb12.1
- Mar8.5
- Apr1.3
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
Phillipsburg and its neighbours
Phillipsburg is the snowiest New Jersey town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easton, PA | 2 | 41 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Bethlehem, PA | 11 | 33 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Northampton, PA | 16 | 33 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Allentown, PA | 17 | 33 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Emmaus, PA | 20 | 33 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Hackettstown, NJ | 22 | 30 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 Springtown 1 NNE, 9.8 miles from Phillipsburg. 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.