Do you need a snowblower in South River, NJ?
The machine for a South River driveway
Gas single-stage
South River gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 3.8 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 South River gets
- Snow a year
- 29 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.5 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 27
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. A typical snowy US city gets about 1.3 times as much. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 3.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in South River
- Oct0.2
- Nov0.5
- Dec4.9
- Jan8.3
- Feb9.3
- Mar5.2
- Apr0.6
Snow worth clearing runs from December to March, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in November.
South River and its neighbours
South River is number 39 of 116 New Jersey towns here for snowfall; Phillipsburg gets the most at 41 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayreville, NJ | 3 | 29 in | Gas single-stage |
| New Brunswick, NJ | 4 | 29 in | Gas single-stage |
| Highland Park, NJ | 5 | 29 in | Gas single-stage |
| South Amboy, NJ | 6 | 29 in | Gas single-stage |
| Metuchen, NJ | 7 | 21 in | A shovel is enough |
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 8 | 29 in | Gas single-stage |
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 NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 3.0 miles from South River. 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.