Ice dam risk in Perry, GA
Ice dams in Perry, GA: how often
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Perry sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Perry 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 Perry?
- 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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Perry next to nearby towns
Perry ranks 59 of 101 Georgia cities here for ice-dam days, behind Sandy Springs at 0.2 days.
- Warner Robins, GA 10 mi, 0.0 days
- Macon-Bibb County, GA 23 mi, 0.0 days
- Americus, GA 40 mi, 0.0 days
- Dublin, GA 47 mi, 0.0 days
- Milledgeville, GA 51 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Warner Robins, 11.4 miles from Perry. 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.