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Do you need a snowblower in Wickliffe, OH?

Your answer for Wickliffe

Two-stage snowblower

A storm of 10 inches or more hits Wickliffe 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 Wickliffe winter

Snow a year
114 in
Storms of 5 in or more
7.0 a winter
Storms of 10 in or more
about once a winter
Days with snow on the ground
82

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 14.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.

When the snow comes in Wickliffe

  1. Oct0.6
  2. Nov9.3
  3. Dec25.5
  4. Jan34.4
  5. Feb23.4
  6. Mar16.5
  7. Apr4.0

Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.

Towns near Wickliffe

Wickliffe is number 12 of 176 Ohio towns here for snowfall; Euclid gets the most at 114 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Willowick, OH2114 inTwo-stage snowblower
Euclid, OH3114 inTwo-stage snowblower
Richmond Heights, OH4114 inTwo-stage snowblower
Willoughby, OH4114 inTwo-stage snowblower
Eastlake, OH4114 inTwo-stage snowblower
Mayfield Heights, OH6114 inTwo-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 Chardon, 14.4 miles from Wickliffe. 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.