Goodhue County, MN Roof Snow Load - 35 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Goodhue County
That's Goodhue 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. 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.
Already snow on the roof in Goodhue County?
Goodhue County at a glance
- Design roof snow load35 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map50 psf
- National rank#123 of 2,758
- Minnesota rank#46 of 87
- Population47,982
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal44.1 in.
- FIPS27049
Where Goodhue County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Goodhue County sits at #123, the top 4% nationally - #46 of 87 within Minnesota. Minnesota counties average 37.4 psf; Goodhue County runs 2.4 psf lower than that.
Near 44.4062°N 92.716°W, FIPS 27049: Goodhue County counts 47,982 residents and a 50 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 35 psf.
How much it actually snows in Goodhue County
Most winters bring Goodhue County roughly 44.1 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at RED WING, MN US, 14.7 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Goodhue 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 Goodhue County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.