Do you need a snowblower in Taunton, MA?
Your answer for Taunton
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Taunton 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 Taunton winter
- Snow a year
- 26 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.6 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 33
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. A typical snowy US city gets about 1.4 times as much. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 3.3 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Taunton
- Nov0.2
- Dec3.7
- Jan8.3
- Feb7.0
- Mar4.9
- Apr1.6
Snow worth clearing runs from December to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in November.
Taunton and its neighbours
Taunton is number 57 of 58 Massachusetts towns here for snowfall; North Adams gets the most at 85 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Town, MA | 8 | 34 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Attleboro, MA | 10 | 50 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Fall River, MA | 12 | 38 in | Gas single-stage |
| Brockton, MA | 13 | 34 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| North Attleborough Town, MA | 13 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Pawtucket, RI | 14 | 42 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 Taunton, 1.5 miles from Taunton. 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.