Ice dam risk in Goodyear, AZ

Will your roof get ice dams in Goodyear, AZ?

0.0 dam days a winter

Almost never. An ordinary house in Goodyear sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.

Goodyear 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 Goodyear?

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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Goodyear next to nearby towns

Goodyear ranks 17 of 44 Arizona cities here for ice-dam days, behind Flagstaff at 16.2 days.

Avondale, AZ 5 mi, 0.0 days
Buckeye, AZ 20 mi, 0.0 days
Glendale, AZ 22 mi, 0.0 days
El Mirage, AZ 23 mi, 0.0 days
Maricopa, AZ 26 mi, 0.0 days

Where these numbers come from

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Laveen 3 SSE, 13.9 miles from Goodyear. 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.