Barron County, WI Roof Snow Load - 42 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Barron County
That's Barron County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 92.4 in. of fresh powder, 33.6 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 8.4 in. if it's turned to ice. This is a serious structural load - older homes built before modern snow-load provisions, or ones with low-slope or flat roof sections, are worth having checked.
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Barron County in numbers
- Design roof snow load42 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map60 psf
- National rank#32 of 2,758
- Wisconsin rank#1 of 72
- Population46,810
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal55.6 in.
- FIPS55005
Where Barron County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Barron County sits at #32, the top 1% nationally - #1 of 72 within Wisconsin. 30.9 psf is Wisconsin's typical county figure - Barron County beats it by 11.1 psf.
Near 45.4372°N 91.8529°W, FIPS 55005: Barron County counts 46,810 residents and a 60 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 42 psf.
How much it actually snows in Barron County
Most winters bring Barron County roughly 55.6 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at CUMBERLAND, WI US, 10.6 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Barron County's number above is ASCE 7-22's default case, not a custom calculation: ordinary residential occupancy, heated, sited on ground that's neither fully sheltered nor fully exposed. Any one of those changing - pitch, exposure, heating, occupancy - moves the real figure.
Nothing here substitutes for an address-level number. Get one free, in about a minute, from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool using your own coordinates rather than Barron County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.