Cleveland County, OK Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
How much snow is too much for a roof in Cleveland County, OK?
10 psf: that's what ASCE 7-22 requires a typical heated home's roof in Cleveland County to carry. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 10 psf - higher than the 7 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.
Picture it, not just weigh it: 22 in. if it's fresh powder, 8 in. once it settles, or a mere 2 in. if it's ice. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.
Cleveland County at a glance
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#1,668 of 2,758
- Oklahoma rank#21 of 77
- Population303,952
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal4.1 in.
- FIPS40027
How Cleveland County compares
10 psf ranks #1,668 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 60%) - and #21 of 77 in Oklahoma. Oklahoma counties average 11 psf; Cleveland County runs 1 psf lower than that.
Population 303,952 (FIPS 40027), roughly 35.2064°N 97.3231°W. The 10 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 10 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.
Typical snowfall in Cleveland County, OK
NOAA's 30-year normal for Cleveland County: 4.1 in. of snow a year, from the NORMAN 3SSE, OK US station. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
What this Cleveland County figure assumes
This is a county-level reference figure for a typical heated home built to Risk Category II (ordinary residential), on a partially exposed lot - the assumptions ASCE 7-22 itself treats as the default case. A steeper roof, a fully exposed hilltop lot, an unheated structure, or a higher risk category all change the actual number.
Cleveland County's permit office wants an address-specific figure, not this county average - the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool is free, takes under a minute, and outputs a PDF most reviewers accept. Details: the calculation guide.