Hail in St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Hail in St. Croix County, Wisconsin: 181 recorded events between 1975 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #729 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in St. Croix County is the 2000s, when 61 of the county's 181 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 St. Croix County archive, hail makes up 42.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #729 for this hazard and #10 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 76.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in St. Croix County with 55 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 171

How many hail events are on record in St. Croix County, Wisconsin?

181 hail events are recorded in St. Croix County between 1975 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in St. Croix County?

The strongest hail on record in St. Croix County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for St. Croix 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.