Hail in Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Hail in Jo Daviess County, Illinois: 113 recorded events between 1965 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,278 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Jo Daviess County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 113 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 Jo Daviess County archive, hail makes up 25.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,278 for this hazard and #42 within Illinois, putting it in the 58.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Jo Daviess County with 32 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 225
• Flash Flood 45

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

113 hail events are recorded in Jo Daviess County between 1965 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Jo Daviess County?

The strongest hail on record in Jo Daviess County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Jo Daviess 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.