Ice dam risk in Bryan, TX
How often ice dams form in Bryan
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Bryan sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Bryan averages 0 inches of snow a year and about 0 days with snow on the ground. Too little lies on the roof for long. The conditions that make a dam need all three at once: snow, cold at the eave and heat above it.
Do you need to do anything in Bryan?
- Nothing for ice dams. If you are buying here and an inspector mentions water at the eaves, ask what they saw: it is far more likely a gutter, flashing or drip-edge problem than ice.
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Bryan next to nearby towns
Bryan ranks 77 of 252 Texas cities here for ice-dam days, behind Pampa at 2.6 days.
- College Station, TX 8 mi, 0.0 days
- Brenham, TX 35 mi, 0.0 days
- Huntsville, TX 49 mi, 0.0 days
- Conroe, TX 58 mi, 0.0 days
- Tomball, TX 60 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Somerville Dam, 24.6 miles from Bryan. A dam day is a day with snow on the roof and freezing at the eave while heat or sun melts the snow above it. This describes a normal winter, not this one.