Ice dam risk in Kingman, AZ
How often ice dams form in Kingman
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Kingman sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Kingman 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 Kingman?
- 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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Kingman next to nearby towns
Kingman ranks 33 of 44 Arizona cities here for ice-dam days, behind Flagstaff at 16.2 days.
- Bullhead City, AZ 31 mi, 0.0 days
- Lake Havasu City, AZ 52 mi, 0.0 days
- Boulder City, NV 67 mi, 0.0 days
- Henderson, NV 79 mi, 0.0 days
- North Las Vegas, NV 96 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Yucca 1 NNE, 24.5 miles from Kingman. 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.
- The nearest weather station sits at a noticeably different elevation from Kingman, so the snow figures may run high or low for the town itself.