Ice dam risk in Loma Linda, CA
How often ice dams form in Loma Linda
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Loma Linda sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Loma Linda 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 Loma Linda?
- 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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Loma Linda next to nearby towns
Loma Linda ranks 280 of 376 California cities here for ice-dam days, behind Truckee at 36.3 days.
- Grand Terrace, CA 4 mi, 0.0 days
- Redlands, CA 4 mi, 0.0 days
- Colton, CA 5 mi, 0.0 days
- Highland, CA 7 mi, 0.0 days
- San Bernardino, CA 7 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Redlands, 3.0 miles from Loma Linda. 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.