Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK Snow Load: Case Study Area
What "Case Study" means for Lake and Peninsula Borough
ASCE 7's own snow load map has no single figure for Lake and Peninsula Borough: the terrain is complex enough that the code (§7.2) requires an elevation-specific study rather than a county-wide value. That is the map being accurate, not a data gap.
FIPS 02164, population 1,315. 386 US counties get this same case-study treatment; Lake and Peninsula Borough is one of them.
Lake and Peninsula Borough in numbers
- Population1,315
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal47.4 in.
- FIPS02164
Lake and Peninsula Borough's snowfall, most winters
47.4 in. a year: that's Lake and Peninsula Borough's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at KING SALMON, AK US (40.2 mi away). Worth noting: the nearest station reporting snowfall normals sits 40.2 mi from Lake and Peninsula Borough's center, so treat this as a regional figure rather than an exact one. See the density guide.
Before you rely on Lake and Peninsula Borough's number
Treat the Lake and Peninsula Borough figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.
For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. Details: the calculation guide.