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Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Wilson, WY

A normal year in Wilson brings about 42 inches of rain; on roughly 5 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 15.9 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 5.1. That is about 25,900 gallons a year off each 1,000 square feet of roof, every drop of it through a gutter and a downspout.

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Wilson: rain and roofs

NOAA station USS0010F23S, 3 mi
41.8 in
Rain in a normal year, Wilson
NOAA normal, Phillips Bench
5.4
Days with an inch or more
a year
25,900 gal
Water off 1,000 sq ft of roof in Wilson
0.62 gal per sq ft per inch
3.86 in/hr
5-minute downpour, once in 10 years
NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 12
Aug 31
First fall frost
median date
1990
Median year homes were built
ACS 2020–2024
30%
Homes built before 1980
ACS 2020–2024
Winter15.9 in
Spring11.5 in
Summer5.1 in
Fall9.3 in

Bars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).

Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Wilson sits 1st for heavy-rain days of the 31 places in Wyoming on this site (5.4 a year). Its housing ranks among the newest by median year built of the 31 places in Wyoming on this site (half built by 1990). By first frost it falls 1st earliest for the first fall frost of the 31 places in Wyoming on this site (August 31).

When to clean gutters in Wilson

The first fall frost comes around August 31 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around June 20 (median dates, NOAA normals). Booking the fall cleaning after the first frost, once the trees over the roof are bare, catches the season’s drop in one visit; the spring cleaning comes after the pollen and catkins are down.

When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.

Gutter and downspout size for Wilson rain

The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Wilson the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 3.86 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 12). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 1,870 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 3,730, by the rule in the Copper Development Association’s design handbook. Try your own roof in the gutter and downspout calculator, which starts from this figure.

Wilson averages about 78 inches of snow a year (NOAA normals). Snow on a roof brings ice dams: heat escaping from the house melts the snow, and the water refreezes at the cold eave, in the gutter and over it. University of Minnesota Extension puts the cause in the attic, not in the gutter, so a gutter that fills with ice is a symptom; hangers spaced to carry ice and a sound fascia are what the gutter itself needs.

The houses in Wilson

Half the homes in Wilson were built by 1990, 30% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Houses that age have often had their gutters replaced once already; if not, the original runs and the boards behind them deserve a close look.

79% of households own their home, and 90% of homes are detached houses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.

Hiring in Wyoming

Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Wilson which license or registration they hold in Wyoming, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor

Gutter work in Wilson

In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1990, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it:

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