Dickens County, TX Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
Dickens County, TX: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Dickens County's roofs are built to hold 10 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 10 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 7 psf the base ground-load formula gives.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 22 inches of fresh, light snow, 8 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 2 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.
Dickens County in numbers
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#2,060 of 2,758
- Texas rank#36 of 254
- Population1,725
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal2.7 in.
- FIPS48125
Dickens County by the numbers
Nationally that's #2,060 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 75%; within Texas alone, Dickens County ranks #36 of 254. Texas counties average 5.4 psf; Dickens County runs 4.6 psf higher than that.
Dickens County, FIPS 48125, is home to 1,725 people near 33.6154°N 100.7876°W. Its 10 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 10 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Dickens County's snowfall, most winters
2.7 in. a year: that's Dickens County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at PITCHFORK RCH, TX US (14.8 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Dickens County's number
Treat the Dickens 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. Details: the calculation guide.