Upton County, TX Roof Snow Load - 5 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Upton County
That's Upton 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 Upton County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 5 psf, not the 3.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 11 in. of fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 1 in. if it's turned to ice. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.
Upton County in numbers
- Design roof snow load5 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map5 psf
- National rank#2,451 of 2,758
- Texas rank#193 of 254
- Population3,128
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal2.3 in.
- FIPS48461
Where Upton County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Upton County sits at #2,451, the top 89% nationally - #193 of 254 within Texas. 5.4 psf is Texas's typical county figure - Upton County comes in 0.4 psf under it.
Near 31.3538°N 102.0415°W, FIPS 48461: Upton County counts 3,128 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.
How much it actually snows in Upton County
Most winters bring Upton County roughly 2.3 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at BIG LAKE 2, TX US, 35.8 mi off. 35.8 mi is a real gap between Upton County and its nearest reporting station, so local snowfall can diverge from this figure, especially near elevation changes. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Upton 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 Upton County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)