Do you need a snowblower in Stamford, CT?
The machine for a Stamford driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Stamford about once every 2 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.
A normal Stamford winter
- Snow a year
- 34 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 39
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. About 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 4.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Stamford
- Nov0.8
- Dec5.8
- Jan9.1
- Feb11.9
- Mar5.9
- Apr0.5
Snow worth clearing runs from December to March, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in November.
Stamford and its neighbours
Stamford is number 10 of 21 Connecticut towns here for snowfall; Torrington gets the most at 59 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwalk, CT | 7 | 34 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Port Chester, NY | 8 | 33 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Harrison, NY | 10 | 33 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| White Plains, NY | 11 | 33 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Rye, NY | 12 | 33 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Mount Kisco, NY | 13 | 40 in | Gas 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 Stamford 5 N, 3.1 miles from Stamford. 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.
- Days with snow on the ground come from a second nearby station, because the closest one does not record snow depth.