Conejos County, CO Roof Snow Load - Case Study Area
What "Case Study" means for Conejos County
ASCE 7's own snow load map has no single figure for Conejos County: the terrain is complex enough that the code (§7.2) requires an elevation-specific study rather than a county-wide value. That is the map being accurate, not a data gap.
FIPS 08021, population 7,549. 386 US counties get this same case-study treatment; Conejos County is one of them.
Conejos County in numbers
- Population7,549
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal32.2 in.
- FIPS08021
Conejos County's snowfall, most winters
32.2 in. a year: that's Conejos County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at WAVERLY 1W, CO US (16.9 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Conejos County's number
Treat the Conejos 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. See the methodology guide.