Baylor County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
Baylor County, TX: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Baylor County's roofs are built to hold 5 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Baylor County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 5 psf, not the 3.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 11 inches of fresh, light snow, 4 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 1 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.
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Baylor County at a glance
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,444 of 2,758
- Texas rank#187 of 254
- Population3,533
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal1.8 in.
- FIPS48023
Baylor County by the numbers
Nationally that's #2,444 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 89%; within Texas alone, Baylor County ranks #187 of 254. Texas counties average 5.4 psf; Baylor County runs 0.4 psf lower than that.
Baylor County, FIPS 48023, is home to 3,533 people near 33.6188°N 99.2082°W. Its 5 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 5 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Baylor County's snowfall, most winters
1.8 in. a year: that's Baylor County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at SEYMOUR 3NW, TX US (4.9 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Baylor County's number
Treat the Baylor County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.
For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. See the methodology guide.