Ice dam risk in Gautier, MS
Ice dams in Gautier, MS: how often
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Gautier sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Gautier 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 Gautier?
- 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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Gautier next to nearby towns
Gautier ranks 26 of 41 Mississippi cities here for ice-dam days, behind Southaven at 0.2 days.
- Pascagoula, MS 7 mi, 0.0 days
- Moss Point, MS 8 mi, 0.0 days
- Ocean Springs, MS 8 mi, 0.0 days
- D'Iberville, MS 14 mi, 0.0 days
- Biloxi, MS 17 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Pascagoula 3 NE, 10.8 miles from Gautier. 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.