Hail in Windham County, Connecticut

Hail in Windham County, Connecticut: 49 recorded events between 1972 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,261 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Windham County is the 2010s, when 15 of the county's 49 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 Windham County archive, hail makes up 16.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,261 for this hazard and #7 within Connecticut, putting it in the 27.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Windham 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.

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

49 hail events are recorded in Windham County between 1972 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Windham County?

The strongest hail on record in Windham County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Windham 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.