Ice dam risk in Yucca Valley, CA
Will your roof get ice dams in Yucca Valley, CA?
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Yucca Valley sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Yucca Valley 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 Yucca Valley?
- 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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Yucca Valley winter, month by month
| Month | Snow (in) | Days on ground | Dam days |
|---|---|---|---|
| February | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Yucca Valley next to nearby towns
Yucca Valley ranks 295 of 376 California cities here for ice-dam days, behind Truckee at 36.3 days.
- Desert Hot Springs, CA 13 mi, 0.0 days
- Cathedral City, CA 20 mi, 0.0 days
- Twentynine Palms, CA 20 mi, 0.0 days
- Palm Springs, CA 23 mi, 0.0 days
- Rancho Mirage, CA 25 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Yucca Valley, 2.0 miles from Yucca Valley. 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.