Hail in Converse County, Wyoming

Hail in Converse County, Wyoming: 160 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #860 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Converse County is the 2010s, when 67 of the county's 160 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 Converse County archive, hail makes up 60.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #860 for this hazard and #10 within Wyoming, putting it in the 72.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Converse County with 53 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 51
• Tornado 47

How many hail events are on record in Converse County, Wyoming?

160 hail events are recorded in Converse County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Converse County?

The strongest hail on record in Converse County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Converse 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.