Faulk County, SD Roof Snow Load - 35 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Faulk County
That's Faulk 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 77 in. of fresh powder, 28 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 7 in. if it's turned to ice. A load this size is a serious structural matter; pre-modern-code homes and low-slope or flat-roofed sections are the ones most worth an inspection.
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Faulk County, SD: quick facts
- Design roof snow load35 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map50 psf
- National rank#215 of 2,758
- South Dakota rank#19 of 65
- Population2,136
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal43.7 in.
- FIPS46049
Where Faulk County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Faulk County sits at #215, the top 8% nationally - #19 of 65 within South Dakota. 28.2 psf is South Dakota's typical county figure - Faulk County beats it by 6.8 psf.
Near 45.0655°N 99.1536°W, FIPS 46049: Faulk County counts 2,136 residents and a 50 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 35 psf.
How much it actually snows in Faulk County
Most winters bring Faulk County roughly 43.7 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at FAULKTON 1 NW, SD US, 2.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Faulk 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 Faulk County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.