Menard County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
Menard County, TX: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Menard County's roofs are built to hold 5 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Menard County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 5 psf, not the 3.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 11 inches of fresh, light snow, 4 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 1 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.
Menard County, TX: quick facts
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,457 of 2,758
- Texas rank#196 of 254
- Population1,911
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.1 in.
- FIPS48327
Menard County by the numbers
Nationally that's #2,457 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 89%; within Texas alone, Menard County ranks #196 of 254. Texas counties average 5.4 psf; Menard County runs 0.4 psf lower than that.
Menard County, FIPS 48327, is home to 1,911 people near 30.8853°N 99.8589°W. Its 5 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 5 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Menard County's snowfall, most winters
0.1 in. a year: that's Menard County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at TELEGRAPH, TX US (38.5 mi away). 38.5 mi is a real gap between Menard County and its nearest reporting station, so local snowfall can diverge from this figure, especially near elevation changes. See the density guide.
Before you rely on Menard County's number
Treat the Menard County 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. See the methodology guide.