Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT Snow Load: 24.5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
That's Naugatuck Valley Planning Region'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 53.9 in. of fresh powder, 19.6 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4.9 in. if it's turned to ice. A meaningful design load. Most homes built to modern code handle it, but additions, carports, and flat-roofed sections are worth a second look.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT: quick facts
- Design roof snow load24.5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map35 psf
- National rank#306 of 2,758
- Connecticut rank#2 of 9
- Population462,220
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal46.8 in.
- FIPS09140
Where Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region sits at #306, the top 11% nationally - #2 of 9 within Connecticut. Connecticut counties average 22.6 psf; Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs 1.9 psf higher than that.
Near 41.5189°N 73.0879°W, FIPS 09140: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region counts 462,220 residents and a 35 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 24.5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Most winters bring Naugatuck Valley Planning Region roughly 46.8 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at WOODBURY, CT US, 7.7 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region'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 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.