Do you need a snowblower in Richardson, TX?
The machine for a Richardson driveway
No snowblower
Richardson averages 2 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Richardson from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Richardson
- Nov0.1
- Dec0.3
- Jan0.1
- Feb0.9
- Mar0.3
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Richardson and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Richardson. In Texas, Amarillo gets the most here at 17 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plano, TX | 6 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Garland, TX | 6 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Murphy, TX | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Addison, TX | 7 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Sachse, TX | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Allen, TX | 10 | 3 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 Dallas Love Field, 11.9 miles from Richardson. 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.