Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Christian County, Illinois

112

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$0

Property damage

Hail in Christian County, Illinois: 112 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,292 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Christian County, Illinois: events per decade

Hail in Christian County, Illinois: recorded events per decade
Hail in Christian County, Illinois: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for hail in Christian County is the 2020s, when 41 of the county's 112 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 Christian County archive, hail makes up 25.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,292 for this hazard and #43 within Illinois, putting it in the 58.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
0Feb
13Mar
24Apr
32May
18Jun
7Jul
11Aug
0Sep
2Oct
3Nov
2Dec

May is the peak month for hail in Christian County with 32 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.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 15, 2026TAYLORVILLE1.25$0
May 16, 2025MT AUBURN1.75$0
May 16, 2025ROBY1.25$0
May 1, 2025ROSAMOND1$0
May 1, 2025OWANECO1.5$0
Mar 15, 2025TAYLORVILLE1.5$0
Apr 1, 2024ASSUMPTION1.25$0
Mar 14, 2024ASSUMPTION1.25$0
Mar 14, 2024TAYLORVILLE1.25$0
Aug 7, 2023TAYLORVILLE1.25$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

112 hail events are recorded in Christian County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Christian County?

The strongest hail on record in Christian County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Christian 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.

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“Hail in Christian County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/christian-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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