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Sherman County, KS Roof Snow Load - 20 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Sherman County

Moderate
20 psf

That's Sherman 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 20 psf - higher than the 14 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 44 in. of fresh powder, 16 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4 in. if it's turned to ice. A meaningful design load. Most homes built to modern code handle it, but additions, carports, and flat-roofed sections are worth a second look.

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Sherman County at a glance

Where Sherman County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Sherman County sits at #1,202, the top 44% nationally - #43 of 105 within Kansas. 18.2 psf is Kansas's typical county figure - Sherman County beats it by 1.8 psf.

Near 39.3514°N 101.7199°W, FIPS 20181: Sherman County counts 5,796 residents and a 20 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.

How much it actually snows in Sherman County

Most winters bring Sherman County roughly 30 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at GOODLAND, KS US, 1.5 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Sherman 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 Sherman County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.