Do you need a snowblower in St. Marys, PA?
Your answer for St. Marys
Two-stage snowblower
St. Marys averages 66 inches a year, among the snowiest towns in the country. Volume alone needs a two-stage machine.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
How much snow St. Marys gets
- Snow a year
- 66 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 5 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 81
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 1.8 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 8.6 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in St. Marys
- Oct0.5
- Nov5.6
- Dec14.2
- Jan17.8
- Feb15.4
- Mar10.3
- Apr2.0
- May0.2
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near St. Marys
St. Marys is number 5 of 68 Pennsylvania towns here for snowfall; Erie gets the most at 104 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olean, NY | 44 | 65 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| State College, PA | 57 | 44 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Jamestown, NY | 58 | 98 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Altoona, PA | 66 | 38 in | Gas single-stage |
| Indiana, PA | 66 | 46 in | Gas single-stage |
| Williamsport, PA | 78 | 33 in | Cordless 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 Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam, 8.4 miles from St. Marys. 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.