Hail in Cedar County, Iowa

Hail in Cedar County, Iowa: 140 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,006 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cedar County is the 2020s, when 35 of the county's 140 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 Cedar County archive, hail makes up 28.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,006 for this hazard and #50 within Iowa, putting it in the 67.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Cedar County with 36 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 268
• Tornado 45

How many hail events are on record in Cedar County, Iowa?

140 hail events are recorded in Cedar County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cedar County?

The strongest hail on record in Cedar County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Cedar 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.