Ice dam risk in Green Cove Springs, FL
How often ice dams form in Green Cove Springs
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Green Cove Springs sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Green Cove Springs 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 Green Cove Springs?
- 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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Green Cove Springs next to nearby towns
Green Cove Springs ranks 171 of 173 Florida cities here for ice-dam days, behind Jacksonville at 0.0 days.
- St. Augustine, FL 23 mi, 0.0 days
- Palatka, FL 23 mi, 0.0 days
- Jacksonville, FL 24 mi, 0.0 days
- Jacksonville Beach, FL 27 mi, 0.0 days
- Atlantic Beach, FL 30 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Jacksonville Nas, 17.2 miles from Green Cove Springs. 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.