NOAA Des Moines averages 36.5 inches of snow a season (1991–2020 normals)NOAA February is the snowiest month, averaging 10.2 inches, with January close behind at 9.4NOAA About 11 days a year bring 1 inch of snow or more at the Des Moines airportNOAA Normal January low in Des Moines: 13.8°FKCCI Average first measurable snow in Des Moines: Nov. 14. Earliest on record: Oct. 10City of Waukee Sidewalks must be cleared within 24 hours after it stops snowingCity of Waukee Snow emergency: no street parking during the storm and for 48 hours afterWest Des Moines The city does not plow private driveways; the snow ridge at the driveway end is the owner’s jobClive Sidewalks within 24 hours of a winter weather event, and no pushing snow into the streetUrbandale About 495 lane miles and 315 cul-de-sacs to plow each stormUrbandale Snow emergency parking ban: $35 ticket. Assume a ban when more than 1 inch is forecastProMatcher Des Moines snow removal: $36.82 per visit on average, $32.72–$40.91 typicalSIMA 88,200 U.S. snow and ice businesses; more than half are lawn and landscape companiesSIMA Snow and ice customers are retained 93% of the time year over yearNOAA Des Moines averages 36.5 inches of snow a season (1991–2020 normals)NOAA February is the snowiest month, averaging 10.2 inches, with January close behind at 9.4NOAA About 11 days a year bring 1 inch of snow or more at the Des Moines airportNOAA Normal January low in Des Moines: 13.8°FKCCI Average first measurable snow in Des Moines: Nov. 14. Earliest on record: Oct. 10City of Waukee Sidewalks must be cleared within 24 hours after it stops snowingCity of Waukee Snow emergency: no street parking during the storm and for 48 hours afterWest Des Moines The city does not plow private driveways; the snow ridge at the driveway end is the owner’s jobClive Sidewalks within 24 hours of a winter weather event, and no pushing snow into the streetUrbandale About 495 lane miles and 315 cul-de-sacs to plow each stormUrbandale Snow emergency parking ban: $35 ticket. Assume a ban when more than 1 inch is forecastProMatcher Des Moines snow removal: $36.82 per visit on average, $32.72–$40.91 typicalSIMA 88,200 U.S. snow and ice businesses; more than half are lawn and landscape companiesSIMA Snow and ice customers are retained 93% of the time year over year

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img/hero.jpgA yellow wheel loader with a DC Approved plow pushing a big pile of snow in a store parking lot under a blue sky, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration with the DC Approved seal added (the store name is made up)
img/scene-driveway.jpgA dark pickup with a plow blade at its rear pushing snow down a driveway in front of a two-story house with lit windows and snow on the roof, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/scene-hoa.jpgA tracked skid steer pushing snow into a tall pile beside a residential street lined with two-story houses and evergreen trees in falling snow, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/scene-commercial.jpgA dark pickup with amber lights and a front plow blade pushing snow across a parking lot at night, with tall pole lights, a storefront building and a snow pile behind it, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/scene-skid-steer-lot.jpgA black snow pusher box on a wheeled skid steer pushing snow across a big parking lot at dawn, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/scene-salt-spreader-lot.jpgA black tailgate hopper on the back of a truck spreading salt across a parking lot at night, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/scene-loader.jpgA yellow wheel loader with a DC Approved snow pusher clearing a big store parking lot, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration with the DC Approved seal added (the store name is made up)
img/banner-loader.jpgA yellow wheel loader with a DC Approved snow pusher clearing a big store parking lot, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration with the DC Approved seal added (the store name is made up)
img/banner-skid-steer-pusher.jpgAn orange snow pusher with tall side panels on a black tracked loader in front of a metal warehouse, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/banner-commercial.jpgA dark pickup with amber lights and a front plow blade pushing snow across a parking lot at night, with tall pole lights, a storefront building and a snow pile behind it, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/banner-utv-spreader.jpgA black cone-shaped spreader on the back of a utility vehicle spreading salt on a sidewalk, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/banner-skid-steer-blower.jpgAn orange snow blower attachment on a tracked loader throwing snow beside a long cleared sidewalk, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/banner-hoa.jpgA tracked skid steer pushing snow into a tall pile beside a residential street lined with two-story houses and evergreen trees in falling snow, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/banner-driveway.jpgA dark pickup with a plow blade at its rear pushing snow down a driveway in front of a two-story house with lit windows and snow on the roof, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/scene-sidewalk-blower.jpgA worker in a yellow high-visibility jacket clearing a snowy sidewalk with a red two-stage snow blower in front of a row of brick townhomes, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/scene-ice-melt-steps.jpgA gloved hand scattering white ice melt pellets onto snowy concrete steps, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/scene-roof-rake.jpgA person standing on the ground pulling snow off the roof edge of a house with a long roof rake, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/scene-landscape-crew.jpgLandscape workers on yellow and black zero-turn mowers cutting a green lawn at an office park, with a trailer of mowers behind them, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated illustration
img/shop/open-frame-inverter-generator.jpgAn orange and black open-frame inverter generator in a black tube frame, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/two-stage-gas-snow-blower-orange.jpgAn orange two-stage snow blower throwing snow from its chute in a snowy front yard, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/battery-snow-blower-black.jpgA black battery-powered two-stage snow blower with green trim on a snowy path between snow-covered shrubs and a fence, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/two-stage-gas-snow-blower-black.jpgA black two-stage snow blower with its headlights on in a snowy driveway at dusk, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/tailgate-salt-spreader-large.jpgA black tailgate hopper on the back of a truck spreading salt across a parking lot at night, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/tailgate-salt-spreader-medium.jpgA black hopper full of salt on the back of a truck, with a spinner throwing salt onto a snowy road, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/hitch-salt-spreader-small.jpgA dark SUV with a small black salt spreader on its rear hitch spreading salt on a snowy street by apartment buildings, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/atv-broadcast-spreader.jpgA black cone-shaped spreader on the back of a utility vehicle spreading salt on a sidewalk, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/walk-behind-salt-spreader.jpgA blue walk-behind spreader with large tires on a salted storefront sidewalk, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/ice-melt-pallet.jpgA wooden pallet stacked with plain white bags beside a loading dock door, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/pet-safe-ice-melt.jpgGreen ice melt pellets and paw prints on a snowy front step, with two plain white tubs by the door, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/ice-melt-bag.jpgA clear bag of green ice melt crystals spilling onto snowy ground, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/heated-walkway-mat.jpgA black rubber mat on a wet, clear concrete walkway with snow on both sides and a cord running off the side, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/ergonomic-snow-shovel.jpgA red snow shovel with a second curved handle leaning on a snowy deck railing, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/snow-pusher-30.jpgA black snow pusher lying on a freshly cleared strip of driveway between snowbanks, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/roof-rake-30ft.jpgA person on the ground pulling a sheet of snow off a house roof with a long roof rake and fabric slide, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/roof-rake-20ft.jpgA blue-gray roof rake head with two wheels on a snowy roof edge above a row of icicles, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/atv-snow-plow-50.jpgA rider on an ATV with a front plow blade clearing a snowy gravel lane through the woods, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/skid-steer-pusher-box-102.jpgA black snow pusher box on a wheeled skid steer pushing snow across a big parking lot at dawn, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/skid-steer-pusher-84.jpgAn orange snow pusher with tall side panels on a black tracked loader in front of a metal warehouse, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/skid-steer-snow-blower-6ft.jpgAn orange snow blower attachment on a tracked loader throwing snow beside a long cleared sidewalk, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/truck-snow-plow-84.jpgA black straight plow blade mounted on the front of a dark pickup on a snowy road, in Waukee, IowaAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
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