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Ochiltree County, TX Roof Snow Load - 15 psf

Ochiltree County, TX: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English

Moderate
15 psf

Ochiltree County's roofs are built to hold 15 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 15 psf - higher than the 10.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.

In depth, not weight: that's roughly 33 inches of fresh, light snow, 12 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 3 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 meaningful design load - most modern-code homes handle it fine, though an addition, a carport or a flat-roofed section can be a weak spot.

Ochiltree County in numbers

Ochiltree County by the numbers

Nationally that's #1,554 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 56%; within Texas alone, Ochiltree County ranks #15 of 254. 5.4 psf is Texas's typical county figure - Ochiltree County beats it by 9.6 psf.

Ochiltree County, FIPS 48357, is home to 9,717 people near 36.2787°N 100.8159°W. Its 15 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 15 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.

Ochiltree County's snowfall, most winters

13.6 in. a year: that's Ochiltree County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at PERRYTON, TX US (7.7 mi away). See the density guide.

Before you rely on Ochiltree County's number

Treat the Ochiltree 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. (How this figure is calculated.)