Sheridan County, ND Roof Snow Load - 24.5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Sheridan County
That's Sheridan 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 53.9 in. of fresh powder, 19.6 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4.9 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.
Sheridan County at a glance
- Design roof snow load24.5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map35 psf
- National rank#377 of 2,758
- North Dakota rank#43 of 49
- Population1,268
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal45 in.
- FIPS38083
Where Sheridan County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Sheridan County sits at #377, the top 14% nationally - #43 of 49 within North Dakota. North Dakota counties average 29.4 psf; Sheridan County runs 4.9 psf lower than that.
Near 47.5814°N 100.331°W, FIPS 38083: Sheridan County counts 1,268 residents and a 35 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 24.5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Sheridan County
Most winters bring Sheridan County roughly 45 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at MC CLUSKY, ND US, 8.6 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Sheridan 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 Sheridan County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)