Saline County, KS Roof Snow Load - 20 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Saline County
That's Saline County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Saline County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 20 psf, not the 14 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 44 in. of fresh powder, 16 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4 in. if it's turned to ice. Modern-code homes carry a load like this without issue; an older addition, a carport, or any flat-roofed section is where it is worth checking first.
Saline County at a glance
- Design roof snow load20 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map20 psf
- National rank#728 of 2,758
- Kansas rank#7 of 105
- Population53,459
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal15.5 in.
- FIPS20169
Where Saline County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Saline County sits at #728, the top 26% nationally - #7 of 105 within Kansas. Kansas counties average 18.2 psf; Saline County runs 1.8 psf higher than that.
Near 38.7918°N 97.6515°W, FIPS 20169: Saline County counts 53,459 residents and a 20 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.
How much it actually snows in Saline County
Most winters bring Saline County roughly 15.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at BROOKVILLE, KS US, 11.1 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Saline 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 Saline County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.