Do you need a snowblower in Worcester, MA?
What clears snow in Worcester
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Worcester 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.
What a Worcester winter brings
- Snow a year
- 73 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.4 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 46
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.0 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 9.5 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Worcester
- Oct1.1
- Nov1.9
- Dec14.9
- Jan18.2
- Feb21.2
- Mar13.7
- Apr1.9
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in September.
Towns near Worcester
Worcester is number 6 of 58 Massachusetts towns here for snowfall; North Adams gets the most at 85 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough, MA | 14 | 46 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Leominster, MA | 17 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Southbridge Town, MA | 19 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Framingham, MA | 19 | 46 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Fitchburg, MA | 23 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Gardner, MA | 24 | 75 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 Worcester Regional Airport, 3.3 miles from Worcester. 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.