Do you need a snowblower in Watertown, NY?
The machine for a Watertown driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Watertown about 1.6 times a winter. 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 Watertown winter
- Snow a year
- 116 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 7.6 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about 1.6 times a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 92
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 3.2 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 15.1 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Watertown
- Oct0.5
- Nov9.1
- Dec26.9
- Jan34.0
- Feb29.6
- Mar13.6
- Apr2.7
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Watertown
Watertown is number 7 of 90 New York towns here for snowfall; Utica gets the most at 164 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswego, NY | 46 | 140 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Fulton, NY | 52 | 159 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Rome, NY | 56 | 164 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Oneida, NY | 63 | 151 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Syracuse, NY | 65 | 128 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Utica, NY | 70 | 164 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 Watertown, 1.7 miles from Watertown. 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.