Hail in Champaign County, Illinois

Hail in Champaign County, Illinois: 233 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #486 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Champaign County is the 2010s, when 70 of the county's 233 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 Champaign County archive, hail makes up 27.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #486 for this hazard and #9 within Illinois, putting it in the 84.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Champaign County with 75 recorded events, while Dec 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 443
• Tornado 81
• Flash Flood 65

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many hail events are on record in Champaign County, Illinois?

233 hail events are recorded in Champaign County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Champaign County?

The strongest hail on record in Champaign County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Champaign 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.