Cedar County, NE Roof Snow Load - 24.5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Cedar County
That's Cedar 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 53.9 in. of fresh powder, 19.6 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4.9 in. if it's turned to ice. Modern-code homes carry a load like this without issue; an older addition, a carport, or any flat-roofed section is where it is worth checking first.
Cedar County, NE: quick facts
- Design roof snow load24.5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map35 psf
- National rank#364 of 2,758
- Nebraska rank#3 of 93
- Population8,262
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal35.3 in.
- FIPS31027
Where Cedar County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Cedar County sits at #364, the top 13% nationally - #3 of 93 within Nebraska. Nebraska counties average 20.2 psf; Cedar County runs 4.3 psf higher than that.
Near 42.6046°N 97.2569°W, FIPS 31027: Cedar County counts 8,262 residents and a 35 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 24.5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Cedar County
Most winters bring Cedar County roughly 35.3 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at HARTINGTON, NE US, 0.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Cedar 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 Cedar County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.