Cache County, UT Roof Snow Load - Case Study Area
Why doesn't Cache County have a snow load number?
ASCE 7's own snow load map has no single figure for Cache County: the terrain is complex enough that the code (§7.2) requires an elevation-specific study rather than a county-wide value. That is the map being accurate, not a data gap.
FIPS 49005, population 145,487. 386 US counties get this same case-study treatment; Cache County is one of them.
Cache County at a glance
- Population145,487
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal51.6 in.
- FIPS49005
Cache County's snowfall, most winters
51.6 in. a year: that's Cache County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at LOGAN 5 SW EXP FARM, UT US (8.9 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Cache County's number
Treat the Cache 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. (How this figure is calculated.)