Ice dam risk in Eloy, AZ
How often ice dams form in Eloy
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Eloy sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Eloy 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 Eloy?
- 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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Eloy next to nearby towns
Eloy ranks 38 of 44 Arizona cities here for ice-dam days, behind Flagstaff at 16.2 days.
- Coolidge, AZ 14 mi, 0.0 days
- Casa Grande, AZ 15 mi, 0.0 days
- Florence, AZ 25 mi, 0.0 days
- Maricopa, AZ 31 mi, 0.0 days
- Marana, AZ 33 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Eloy 4 NE, 5.2 miles from Eloy. 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.