Hail in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Hail in Fairfield County, Connecticut: 78 recorded events between 1961 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #1,740 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Fairfield County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 78 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 Fairfield County archive, hail makes up 9.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,740 for this hazard and #3 within Connecticut, putting it in the 43.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for hail in Fairfield County with 21 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 459
• Flash Flood 169

How many hail events are on record in Fairfield County, Connecticut?

78 hail events are recorded in Fairfield County between 1961 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Fairfield County?

The strongest hail on record in Fairfield County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Fairfield 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.