Hail in Orleans County, Vermont

Hail in Orleans County, Vermont: 51 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,220 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Orleans County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 51 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Orleans County archive, hail makes up 19.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,220 for this hazard and #9 within Vermont, putting it in the 28.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Orleans County with 20 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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How many hail events are on record in Orleans County, Vermont?

51 hail events are recorded in Orleans County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Orleans County?

The strongest hail on record in Orleans County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Orleans County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.