Hail in Fayette County, Indiana

Hail in Fayette County, Indiana: 43 recorded events between 1979 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,361 nationally and #80 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Fayette County is the 1990s, when 13 of the county's 43 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 Fayette County archive, hail makes up 20.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,361 for this hazard and #80 within Indiana, putting it in the 24.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Fayette County with 12 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Fayette County, Indiana?

43 hail events are recorded in Fayette County between 1979 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Fayette County?

The strongest hail on record in Fayette County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Fayette 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.