Lac qui Parle County, MN Roof Snow Load - 35 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Lac qui Parle County
That's Lac qui Parle 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.
Lac qui Parle County at a glance
- Design roof snow load35 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map50 psf
- National rank#190 of 2,758
- Minnesota rank#77 of 87
- Population6,636
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal46.9 in.
- FIPS27073
Where Lac qui Parle County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Lac qui Parle County sits at #190, the top 7% nationally - #77 of 87 within Minnesota. 37.4 psf is Minnesota's typical county figure - Lac qui Parle County comes in 2.4 psf under it.
Near 44.9998°N 96.1769°W, FIPS 27073: Lac qui Parle County counts 6,636 residents and a 50 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 35 psf.
How much it actually snows in Lac qui Parle County
Most winters bring Lac qui Parle County roughly 46.9 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at MADISON WWTP, MN US, 0.6 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.