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Pershing County, NV Roof Snow Load - 5 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Pershing County

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5 psf

That's Pershing County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 5 psf - higher than the 3.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 11 in. of fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 1 in. if it's turned to ice. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.

Pershing County, NV: quick facts

Where Pershing County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Pershing County sits at #2,421, the top 88% nationally - #8 of 14 within Nevada. 6.8 psf is Nevada's typical county figure - Pershing County comes in 1.8 psf under it.

Near 40.4396°N 118.4095°W, FIPS 32027: Pershing County counts 6,536 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.

How much it actually snows in Pershing County

Most winters bring Pershing County roughly 11.6 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at IMLAY, NV US, 19.8 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Pershing 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 Pershing County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)