Hail in Culpeper County, Virginia

Hail in Culpeper County, Virginia: 52 recorded events between 1992 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #2,195 nationally and #39 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Culpeper County is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 52 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 Culpeper County archive, hail makes up 10.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,195 for this hazard and #39 within Virginia, putting it in the 29.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Culpeper County with 23 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 255
• Flood 91
• Flash Flood 53

How many hail events are on record in Culpeper County, Virginia?

52 hail events are recorded in Culpeper County between 1992 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Culpeper County?

The strongest hail on record in Culpeper County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Culpeper 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.