Do you need a snowblower in Randolph Town, MA?
The machine for a Randolph Town driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Randolph Town about 1.5 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 Randolph Town gets
- Snow a year
- 69 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about 1.5 times a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 52
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 1.9 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 9.0 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Randolph Town
- Oct0.8
- Nov1.7
- Dec12.8
- Jan18.2
- Feb21.2
- Mar12.8
- Apr1.8
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Randolph Town
Randolph Town is number 7 of 58 Massachusetts towns here for snowfall; North Adams gets the most at 85 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree Town, MA | 3 | 51 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 6 | 51 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Quincy, MA | 6 | 51 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Brockton, MA | 7 | 34 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Boston, MA | 11 | 49 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Newton, MA | 13 | 46 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 Blue Hill, 3.9 miles from Randolph Town. 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.