Glades County, FL Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Glades County
That's Glades 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.
Glades County in numbers
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,698 of 2,758
- Florida rank#64 of 67
- Population13,132
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS12043
Where Glades County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Glades County sits at #2,698, the top 98% nationally - #64 of 67 within Florida. Glades County's figure lands almost exactly on Florida's own county-average of 0 psf.
Near 26.9548°N 81.1908°W, FIPS 12043: Glades County counts 13,132 residents and a 0 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 0 psf.
How much it actually snows in Glades County
Most winters bring Glades County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at MOORE HAVEN LOCK 1, FL US, 10.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Glades 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 Glades County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.