Ice dam risk in Queen Creek, AZ
Ice dams in Queen Creek, AZ: how often
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Queen Creek sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Queen Creek 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 Queen Creek?
- 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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Queen Creek next to nearby towns
Queen Creek ranks 21 of 44 Arizona cities here for ice-dam days, behind Flagstaff at 16.2 days.
- Gilbert, AZ 9 mi, 0.0 days
- Apache Junction, AZ 11 mi, 0.0 days
- Mesa, AZ 13 mi, 0.0 days
- Chandler, AZ 14 mi, 0.0 days
- Florence, AZ 16 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Apache Junction 5 NE, 17.2 miles from Queen Creek. 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.