Do you need a snowblower in Rexburg, ID?
The machine for a Rexburg driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Rexburg 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.
How much snow Rexburg gets
- Snow a year
- 70 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.5 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 125
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 9.1 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Rexburg
- Oct1.6
- Nov10.5
- Dec20.2
- Jan19.8
- Feb10.7
- Mar5.3
- Apr2.0
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in September.
Rexburg and its neighbours
Rexburg is the snowiest Idaho town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammon, ID | 25 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 26 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Blackfoot, ID | 52 | 15 in | A shovel is enough |
| Jackson, WY | 56 | 78 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Chubbuck, ID | 70 | 64 in | Gas single-stage |
| Pocatello, ID | 74 | 30 in | Cordless 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 Ashton 1N, 23.9 miles from Rexburg. 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.