Ice dam risk in Thomasville, GA
Will your roof get ice dams in Thomasville, GA?
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Thomasville sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Thomasville 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 Thomasville?
- 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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Thomasville next to nearby towns
Thomasville ranks 73 of 101 Georgia cities here for ice-dam days, behind Sandy Springs at 0.2 days.
- Cairo, GA 14 mi, 0.0 days
- Moultrie, GA 26 mi, 0.0 days
- Tallahassee, FL 31 mi, 0.0 days
- Bainbridge, GA 36 mi, 0.0 days
- Valdosta, GA 42 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Cairo 1SW, 14.3 miles from Thomasville. 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.