Madera County, CA Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Madera County
That's Madera 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.
Got real snow on a Madera County roof right now?
Madera County in numbers
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,558 of 2,758
- California rank#32 of 41
- Population165,432
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal2.5 in.
- FIPS06039
Where Madera County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Madera County sits at #2,558, the top 93% nationally - #32 of 41 within California. 1.1 psf is California's typical county figure - Madera County comes in 1.1 psf under it.
Near 37.2098°N 119.7498°W, FIPS 06039: Madera County counts 165,432 residents and a 0 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 0 psf.
How much it actually snows in Madera County
Most winters bring Madera County roughly 2.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at COARSEGOLD 1 SW, CA US, 3.7 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Madera 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 Madera County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.