Chautauqua County, KS Roof Snow Load - 15 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Chautauqua County
That's Chautauqua County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. The physics-based figure alone would be 10.5 psf, but ASCE 7's own low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) sets a floor of 15 psf for flat and low-pitch roofs here, which is the number that actually governs.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 33 in. of fresh powder, 12 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 3 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.
Chautauqua County at a glance
- Design roof snow load15 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map15 psf
- National rank#1,628 of 2,758
- Kansas rank#96 of 105
- Population3,339
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal7.2 in.
- FIPS20019
Where Chautauqua County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Chautauqua County sits at #1,628, the top 59% nationally - #96 of 105 within Kansas. Kansas counties average 18.2 psf; Chautauqua County runs 3.2 psf lower than that.
Near 37.1543°N 96.2454°W, FIPS 20019: Chautauqua County counts 3,339 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.
How much it actually snows in Chautauqua County
Most winters bring Chautauqua County roughly 7.2 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at ELGIN, KS US, 10.3 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.