Hail in Menard County, Illinois

Hail in Menard County, Illinois: 79 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,724 nationally and #57 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Menard County is the 2000s, when 33 of the county's 79 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 Menard County archive, hail makes up 30.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,724 for this hazard and #57 within Illinois, putting it in the 44.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Menard County with 27 recorded events, while Feb 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 Menard County, Illinois?

79 hail events are recorded in Menard County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Menard County?

The strongest hail on record in Menard County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Menard 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.