Cuming County, NE Roof Snow Load - 20 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Cuming County
That's Cuming County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 20 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 17.5 psf the base ground-load formula gives.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 44 in. of fresh powder, 16 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4 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.
Cuming County at a glance
- Design roof snow load20 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map25 psf
- National rank#1,126 of 2,758
- Nebraska rank#41 of 93
- Population8,952
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal33.5 in.
- FIPS31039
Where Cuming County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Cuming County sits at #1,126, the top 41% nationally - #41 of 93 within Nebraska. That's 0.2 psf below Nebraska's own county-average design load of 20.2 psf.
Near 41.9159°N 96.7885°W, FIPS 31039: Cuming County counts 8,952 residents and a 25 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.
How much it actually snows in Cuming County
Most winters bring Cuming County roughly 33.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at DODGE, NE US, 14.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Cuming 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 Cuming County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)