Do you need a snowblower in Ridgecrest, CA?
What clears snow in Ridgecrest
No snowblower
Ridgecrest averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Ridgecrest from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Ridgecrest
- Dec0.2
- Jan0.3
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Ridgecrest and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Ridgecrest. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| California City, CA | 35 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Tehachapi, CA | 55 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Barstow, CA | 63 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Lancaster, CA | 71 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Arvin, CA | 72 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Adelanto, CA | 73 | 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 Inyokern, 9.0 miles from Ridgecrest. 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.
- The two nearest weather stations sit at very different heights, and the second one averages 2 inches a year. Hills around Ridgecrest can get a lot more or less than this.