Decatur County, GA Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Decatur County
That's Decatur County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 0 in. of fresh powder, 0 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 0 in. if it's turned to ice. This county’s ground snow load maps to zero - snow load is not a driver of roof design here.
Decatur County at a glance
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,645 of 2,758
- Georgia rank#116 of 159
- Population29,391
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS13087
Where Decatur County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Decatur County sits at #2,645, the top 96% nationally - #116 of 159 within Georgia. That's 3.6 psf below Georgia's own county-average design load of 3.6 psf.
Near 30.8806°N 84.5839°W, FIPS 13087: Decatur County counts 29,391 residents and a 0 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 0 psf.
How much it actually snows in Decatur County
Most winters bring Decatur County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at CAIRO 1SW, GA US, 21.7 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Decatur 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 Decatur County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.