Do you need a snowblower in Smithfield, UT?
What clears snow in Smithfield
Gas single-stage
Smithfield gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 8.1 tons a winter on this driveway, but storms over 8 inches are uncommon.
Before you buy, check the intake height against the deepest storm above, and plan to clear before the city plow leaves its ridge of heavy slush at the end of the drive.
How much snow Smithfield gets
- Snow a year
- 62 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 76
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.7 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 8.1 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Smithfield
- Oct1.3
- Nov6.6
- Dec15.4
- Jan12.9
- Feb12.7
- Mar8.9
- Apr4.0
- May0.5
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in September.
Smithfield and its neighbours
Smithfield is number 18 of 67 Utah towns here for snowfall; Bountiful gets the most at 119 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Logan, UT | 4 | 62 in | Gas single-stage |
| Logan, UT | 7 | 44 in | Gas single-stage |
| Hyrum, UT | 14 | 52 in | Gas single-stage |
| Tremonton, UT | 20 | 40 in | Gas single-stage |
| Brigham City, UT | 26 | 38 in | Gas single-stage |
| Pleasant View, UT | 36 | 108 in | Two-stage snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Snowblowers on a gravel driveway and Single-stage or two-stage.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Richmond, 5.0 miles from Smithfield. 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.