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Clay County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf

Clay County, TX: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English

Light
5 psf

Clay County's roofs are built to hold 5 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 5 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 3.5 psf the base ground-load formula gives.

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. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.

Clay County at a glance

Clay County by the numbers

Nationally that's #2,377 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 86%; within Texas alone, Clay County ranks #161 of 254. That's 0.4 psf below Texas's own county-average design load of 5.4 psf.

Clay County, FIPS 48077, is home to 10,730 people near 33.7859°N 98.2129°W. Its 5 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 5 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.

Clay County's snowfall, most winters

3.1 in. a year: that's Clay County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP, TX US (20.9 mi away). See the density guide.

Before you rely on Clay County's number

Treat the Clay 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.)