Ice dam risk in Seagoville, TX
Will your roof get ice dams in Seagoville, TX?
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Seagoville sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Seagoville averages 2 inches of snow a year and about 1 day 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 Seagoville?
- 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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Seagoville winter, month by month
| Month | Snow (in) | Days on ground | Dam days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Seagoville next to nearby towns
Seagoville ranks 170 of 252 Texas cities here for ice-dam days, behind Pampa at 2.6 days.
- Balch Springs, TX 6 mi, 0.0 days
- Mesquite, TX 8 mi, 0.0 days
- Forney, TX 8 mi, 0.0 days
- Lancaster, TX 14 mi, 0.0 days
- Heath, TX 15 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Dallas Faa Airport, 21.2 miles from Seagoville. 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.