Do you need a snowblower in State College, PA?
Your answer for State College
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits State College 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.
How much snow State College gets
- Snow a year
- 44 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 46
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 5.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in State College
- Oct0.4
- Nov2.6
- Dec7.6
- Jan11.3
- Feb11.6
- Mar9.4
- Apr0.9
Snow worth clearing runs from November to March, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
State College and its neighbours
State College is number 14 of 68 Pennsylvania towns here for snowfall; Erie gets the most at 104 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona, PA | 35 | 38 in | Gas single-stage |
| Williamsport, PA | 53 | 33 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Carlisle, PA | 53 | 28 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| St. Marys, PA | 57 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Mechanicsburg, PA | 60 | 24 in | Gas single-stage |
| Chambersburg, PA | 60 | 31 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 State College, 0.6 miles from State College. 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.