Do you need a snowblower in Valparaiso, IN?
Your answer for Valparaiso
Gas single-stage
Valparaiso gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 5.2 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 Valparaiso gets
- Snow a year
- 40 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.0 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- almost never
- Days with snow on the ground
- 49
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 5.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Valparaiso
- Oct0.3
- Nov2.3
- Dec9.4
- Jan14.6
- Feb5.5
- Mar6.7
- Apr1.2
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Valparaiso and its neighbours
Valparaiso is number 10 of 88 Indiana towns here for snowfall; Michigan City gets the most at 65 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterton, IN | 8 | 40 in | Gas single-stage |
| Portage, IN | 10 | 40 in | Gas single-stage |
| Hobart, IN | 12 | 27 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Lake Station, IN | 12 | 40 in | Gas single-stage |
| Merrillville, IN | 14 | 27 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Crown Point, IN | 16 | 27 in | Cordless 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 Valparaiso Wtr Wks, 2.3 miles from Valparaiso. 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.