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Kearny County, KS Roof Snow Load - 15 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Kearny County

Moderate
15 psf

That's Kearny County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Kearny County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 15 psf, not the 10.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 33 in. of fresh powder, 12 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 3 in. if it's turned to ice. A meaningful design load. Most homes built to modern code handle it, but additions, carports, and flat-roofed sections are worth a second look.

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Kearny County, KS: quick facts

Where Kearny County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Kearny County sits at #1,621, the top 59% nationally - #94 of 105 within Kansas. 18.2 psf is Kansas's typical county figure - Kearny County comes in 3.2 psf under it.

Near 37.9945°N 101.3081°W, FIPS 20093: Kearny County counts 3,808 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.

How much it actually snows in Kearny County

Most winters bring Kearny County roughly 19.4 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at LAKIN, KS US, 4.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Kearny 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 Kearny County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.