Clinton County, NY Roof Snow Load - 35 psf

How much snow is too much for a roof in Clinton County, NY?

Picture it, not just weigh it: 77 in. if it's fresh powder, 28 in. once it settles, or a mere 7 in. if it's ice. A serious structural load. Homes built before modern snow-load provisions, or with low-slope/flat roof sections, are the ones most worth having checked.

Clinton County, NY: quick facts

• Design roof snow load35 psf
• Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map50 psf
• National rank#111 of 2,758
• New York rank#3 of 28
• Population77,871
• Annual snowfall, NOAA normal107.1 in.
• FIPS36019

How Clinton County compares

35 psf ranks #111 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 4%) - and #3 of 28 in New York. That's 9.6 psf above New York's own county-average design load of 25.4 psf.

Population 77,871 (FIPS 36019), roughly 44.7527°N 73.7056°W. The 50 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 35 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.

Typical snowfall in Clinton County, NY

NOAA's 30-year normal for Clinton County: 107.1 in. of snow a year, from the ELLENBURG DEPOT, NY US station. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

What this Clinton 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.

Clinton 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. (How this figure is calculated.)