Lee County, GA Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Lee County
That's Lee 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 0 in. of fresh powder, 0 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 0 in. if it's turned to ice. This county’s ground snow load maps to zero - snow load is not a driver of roof design here.
Lee County at a glance
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,638 of 2,758
- Georgia rank#114 of 159
- Population34,073
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS13177
Where Lee County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Lee County sits at #2,638, the top 96% nationally - #114 of 159 within Georgia. 3.6 psf is Georgia's typical county figure - Lee County comes in 3.6 psf under it.
Near 31.8184°N 84.1467°W, FIPS 13177: Lee County counts 34,073 residents and a 0 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 0 psf.
How much it actually snows in Lee County
Most winters bring Lee County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at CRISP CO PWR DAM, GA US, 12.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Lee 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 Lee County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)