Hail in Weston County, Wyoming

Hail in Weston County, Wyoming: 301 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #308 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Weston County is the 2010s, when 119 of the county's 301 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 Weston County archive, hail makes up 57.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #308 for this hazard and #6 within Wyoming, putting it in the 90.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Weston County with 124 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 Weston County, Wyoming?

301 hail events are recorded in Weston County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Weston County?

The strongest hail on record in Weston County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Weston 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.