Gogebic County, MI Roof Snow Load - 42 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Gogebic County
That's Gogebic 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 92.4 in. of fresh powder, 33.6 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 8.4 in. if it's turned to ice. This is a serious structural load - older homes built before modern snow-load provisions, or ones with low-slope or flat roof sections, are worth having checked.
Gogebic County in numbers
- Design roof snow load42 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map60 psf
- National rank#66 of 2,758
- Michigan rank#19 of 70
- Population14,217
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal180 in.
- FIPS26053
Where Gogebic County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Gogebic County sits at #66, the top 2% nationally - #19 of 70 within Michigan. That's 10.3 psf above Michigan's own county-average design load of 31.7 psf.
Near 46.4881°N 89.7883°W, FIPS 26053: Gogebic County counts 14,217 residents and a 60 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 42 psf.
How much it actually snows in Gogebic County
Most winters bring Gogebic County roughly 180 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at BERGLAND DAM, MI US, 13.3 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Gogebic 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 Gogebic County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.