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Renville County, ND Roof Snow Load - 28 psf

Renville County, ND: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English

Moderate
28 psf

Renville County's roofs are built to hold 28 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first.

In depth, not weight: that's roughly 61.6 inches of fresh, light snow, 22.4 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 5.6 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.

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Renville County in numbers

Renville County by the numbers

Nationally that's #293 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 11%; within North Dakota alone, Renville County ranks #27 of 49. That's 1.4 psf below North Dakota's own county-average design load of 29.4 psf.

Renville County, FIPS 38075, is home to 2,376 people near 48.7128°N 101.6582°W. Its 40 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 28 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.

Renville County's snowfall, most winters

55.3 in. a year: that's Renville County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at BERTHOLD, ND US (27.8 mi away). 27.8 mi is a real gap between Renville County and its nearest reporting station, so local snowfall can diverge from this figure, especially near elevation changes. See the density guide.

Before you rely on Renville County's number

Treat the Renville 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.)