Palm Beach County, FL Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Palm Beach County
That's Palm Beach 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.
Palm Beach County at a glance
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,484 of 2,758
- Florida rank#3 of 67
- Population1,582,055
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS12099
Where Palm Beach County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Palm Beach County sits at #2,484, the top 90% nationally - #3 of 67 within Florida. Palm Beach County's figure lands almost exactly on Florida's own county-average of 0 psf.
Near 26.6491°N 80.4484°W, FIPS 12099: Palm Beach County counts 1,582,055 residents and a 0 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 0 psf.
How much it actually snows in Palm Beach County
Most winters bring Palm Beach County roughly 0 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at BELLE GLADE, FL US, 14.1 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)