Saratoga County, NY Roof Snow Load - 35 psf
Saratoga County, NY: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Saratoga County's roofs are built to hold 35 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 77 inches of fresh, light snow, 28 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 7 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 serious structural load - older homes built before modern snow-load provisions, or ones with low-slope or flat roof sections, are worth having checked.
Saratoga County in numbers
- Design roof snow load35 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map50 psf
- National rank#97 of 2,758
- New York rank#1 of 28
- Population240,360
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal59.2 in.
- FIPS36091
Saratoga County by the numbers
Nationally that's #97 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 4%; within New York alone, Saratoga County ranks #1 of 28. 25.4 psf is New York's typical county figure - Saratoga County beats it by 9.6 psf.
Saratoga County, FIPS 36091, is home to 240,360 people near 43.1061°N 73.8554°W. Its 50 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 35 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Saratoga County's snowfall, most winters
59.2 in. a year: that's Saratoga County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at ALBANY AP, NY US (25.2 mi away). Worth noting: the nearest station reporting snowfall normals sits 25.2 mi from Saratoga County's center, so treat this as a regional figure rather than an exact one. See the density guide.
Before you rely on Saratoga County's number
Treat the Saratoga 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. See the methodology guide.