West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
West Baton Rouge Parish's roofs are built to hold 0 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 0 inches of fresh, light snow, 0 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 0 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. Snow load is not a factor in roof design here at all; the ground snow load figure maps to zero.
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA: quick facts
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,648 of 2,758
- Louisiana rank#55 of 64
- Population28,425
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS22121
West Baton Rouge Parish by the numbers
Nationally that's #2,648 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 96%; within Louisiana alone, West Baton Rouge Parish ranks #55 of 64. That's 2.4 psf below Louisiana's own county-average design load of 2.4 psf.
West Baton Rouge Parish, FIPS 22121, is home to 28,425 people near 30.4641°N 91.3098°W. Its 0 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 0 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
West Baton Rouge Parish's snowfall, most winters
0 in. a year: that's West Baton Rouge Parish's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at BAKER, LA US (11.2 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on West Baton Rouge Parish's number
Treat the West Baton Rouge Parish 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.