Do you need a snowblower in Santaquin, UT?
Your answer for Santaquin
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Santaquin about once every 2 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 Santaquin gets
- Snow a year
- 55 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 61
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.5 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 7.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Santaquin
- Sep0.1
- Oct0.8
- Nov5.6
- Dec11.7
- Jan13.4
- Feb13.3
- Mar6.9
- Apr3.3
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Santaquin and its neighbours
Santaquin is number 28 of 67 Utah towns here for snowfall; Bountiful gets the most at 119 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payson, UT | 5 | 55 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Salem, UT | 9 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Spanish Fork, UT | 13 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Mapleton, UT | 16 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Springville, UT | 16 | 45 in | Gas single-stage |
| Provo, UT | 21 | 45 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 Santaquin Chlorinator, 1.2 miles from Santaquin. 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.
- Days with snow on the ground come from a second nearby station, because the closest one does not record snow depth.