Carver County, MN Roof Snow Load - 35 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Carver County
That's Carver 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 77 in. of fresh powder, 28 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 7 in. if it's turned to ice. A load this size is a serious structural matter; pre-modern-code homes and low-slope or flat-roofed sections are the ones most worth an inspection.
Carver County, MN: quick facts
- Design roof snow load35 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map50 psf
- National rank#107 of 2,758
- Minnesota rank#39 of 87
- Population112,628
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal51.6 in.
- FIPS27019
Where Carver County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Carver County sits at #107, the top 4% nationally - #39 of 87 within Minnesota. 37.4 psf is Minnesota's typical county figure - Carver County comes in 2.4 psf under it.
Near 44.8213°N 93.8001°W, FIPS 27019: Carver County counts 112,628 residents and a 50 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 35 psf.
How much it actually snows in Carver County
Most winters bring Carver County roughly 51.6 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at CHASKA 2NW, MN US, 8.3 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Carver 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 Carver County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.