Do you need a snowblower in Southbridge Town, MA?
The machine for a Southbridge Town driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Southbridge Town about once every 1 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.
What a Southbridge Town winter brings
- Snow a year
- 52 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.4 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 50
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 6.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Southbridge Town
- Oct0.2
- Nov1.5
- Dec10.3
- Jan14.7
- Feb14.7
- Mar9.2
- Apr1.8
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Southbridge Town and its neighbours
Southbridge Town is number 17 of 58 Massachusetts towns here for snowfall; North Adams gets the most at 85 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Town, MA | 17 | 43 in | Gas single-stage |
| Worcester, MA | 19 | 73 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Springfield, MA | 26 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Woonsocket, RI | 28 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Chicopee, MA | 29 | 48 in | Gas single-stage |
| Agawam Town, MA | 32 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
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 Southbridge 3 SW, 2.0 miles from Southbridge Town. 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.