Latimer County, OK Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Latimer County
That's Latimer County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 10 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 7 psf the base ground-load formula gives.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 22 in. of fresh powder, 8 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 2 in. if it's turned to ice. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.
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Latimer County, OK: quick facts
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#2,003 of 2,758
- Oklahoma rank#64 of 77
- Population9,509
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal2.7 in.
- FIPS40077
Where Latimer County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Latimer County sits at #2,003, the top 73% nationally - #64 of 77 within Oklahoma. That's 1 psf below Oklahoma's own county-average design load of 11 psf.
Near 34.8751°N 95.2723°W, FIPS 40077: Latimer County counts 9,509 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.
How much it actually snows in Latimer County
Most winters bring Latimer County roughly 2.7 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at TUSKAHOMA, OK US, 18 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Latimer 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 Latimer County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)