Hail in Bartholomew County, Indiana

Hail in Bartholomew County, Indiana: 66 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,928 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Bartholomew County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 66 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 Bartholomew County archive, hail makes up 20.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,928 for this hazard and #51 within Indiana, putting it in the 37.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Bartholomew County with 22 recorded events, while Oct 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 Bartholomew County, Indiana?

66 hail events are recorded in Bartholomew County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Bartholomew County?

The strongest hail on record in Bartholomew County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Bartholomew 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.