Do you need a snowblower in Spencer, IA?
The machine for a Spencer driveway
Gas single-stage
Spencer gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 5.6 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 Spencer gets
- Snow a year
- 43 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- almost never
- Days with snow on the ground
- 76
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. That is about 1.2 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 5.6 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Spencer
- Oct0.7
- Nov5.3
- Dec9.6
- Jan9.8
- Feb8.9
- Mar5.9
- Apr3.0
- May0.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Spencer and its neighbours
Spencer is number 2 of 41 Iowa towns here for snowfall; Mason City gets the most at 44 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Lake, IA | 35 | 36 in | Gas single-stage |
| Worthington, MN | 40 | 45 in | Gas single-stage |
| Fairmont, MN | 49 | 40 in | Gas single-stage |
| Le Mars, IA | 57 | 31 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 66 | 39 in | Gas single-stage |
| Carroll, IA | 76 | 35 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 Spencer 1 N, 1.3 miles from Spencer. 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.