Menominee County, MI Roof Snow Load - 42 psf
Menominee County, MI: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Menominee County's roofs are built to hold 42 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 92.4 inches of fresh, light snow, 33.6 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 8.4 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 serious structural load - older homes built before modern snow-load provisions, or ones with low-slope or flat roof sections, are worth having checked.
Snow on Menominee County's roofs right now?
Menominee County in numbers
- Design roof snow load42 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map60 psf
- National rank#53 of 2,758
- Michigan rank#17 of 70
- Population23,050
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal70.2 in.
- FIPS26109
Menominee County by the numbers
Nationally that's #53 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 2%; within Michigan alone, Menominee County ranks #17 of 70. 31.7 psf is Michigan's typical county figure - Menominee County beats it by 10.3 psf.
Menominee County, FIPS 26109, is home to 23,050 people near 45.5356°N 87.5015°W. Its 60 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 42 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Menominee County's snowfall, most winters
70.2 in. a year: that's Menominee County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at SPALDING 1 NW, MI US (11.6 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Menominee County's number
Treat the Menominee 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.