Hail in Sheridan County, Wyoming

Hail in Sheridan County, Wyoming: 215 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #551 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Sheridan County is the 2010s, when 73 of the county's 215 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 Sheridan County archive, hail makes up 55.8% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #551 for this hazard and #7 within Wyoming, putting it in the 82.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Sheridan County with 81 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 Sheridan County, Wyoming?

215 hail events are recorded in Sheridan County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Sheridan County?

The strongest hail on record in Sheridan County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Sheridan 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.