Do you need a snowblower in West Fargo, ND?
Your answer for West Fargo
Gas single-stage
West Fargo gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 6.7 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 West Fargo gets
- Snow a year
- 51 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 10 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 107
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.4 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 6.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in West Fargo
- Oct1.2
- Nov6.8
- Dec11.7
- Jan10.3
- Feb8.1
- Mar9.2
- Apr4.1
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in September.
West Fargo and its neighbours
West Fargo is number 2 of 9 North Dakota towns here for snowfall; Fargo gets the most at 53 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo, ND | 4 | 53 in | Gas single-stage |
| Moorhead, MN | 8 | 53 in | Gas single-stage |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 50 | 48 in | Gas single-stage |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 56 | 50 in | Gas single-stage |
| Grand Forks, ND | 74 | 49 in | Gas single-stage |
| Jamestown, ND | 85 | 46 in | Gas 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 Fargo Hector International Airport, 6.5 miles from West Fargo. 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.