Do you need a snowblower in Waterville, ME?
The machine for a Waterville driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Waterville about once 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 Waterville winter
- Snow a year
- 86 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 107
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.4 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 11.1 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Waterville
- Oct0.9
- Nov3.4
- Dec21.0
- Jan19.6
- Feb19.3
- Mar17.0
- Apr4.3
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Waterville
Waterville is the snowiest Maine town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta, ME | 15 | 69 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lewiston, ME | 40 | 65 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Auburn, ME | 43 | 65 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Bangor, ME | 47 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Westbrook, ME | 67 | 69 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Portland, ME | 68 | 69 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 Albion, 11.4 miles from Waterville. 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.