Ice dam risk in Okmulgee, OK
How often ice dams form in Okmulgee
0.7 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Okmulgee sees 0.7 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Okmulgee averages 5 inches of snow a year and about 6 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 Okmulgee?
- 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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Okmulgee winter, month by month
| Month | Snow (in) | Days on ground | Dam days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| February | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| March | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| November | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Okmulgee next to nearby towns
Okmulgee ranks 30 of 45 Oklahoma cities here for ice-dam days, behind Woodward at 2.0 days.
- Bixby, OK 23 mi, 0.9 days
- Glenpool, OK 23 mi, 0.9 days
- Jenks, OK 26 mi, 0.9 days
- Sapulpa, OK 28 mi, 0.9 days
- Coweta, OK 29 mi, 0.9 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Okemah, 24.0 miles from Okmulgee. 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.
- Snow-on-the-ground counts come from a second, nearby station, because the closest one does not record them.