Hail in Cumberland County, Maine

Hail in Cumberland County, Maine: 147 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #950 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cumberland County is the 2000s, when 54 of the county's 147 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 Cumberland County archive, hail makes up 24.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #950 for this hazard and #3 within Maine, putting it in the 69.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Cumberland County with 68 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 320
• Lightning 42

How many hail events are on record in Cumberland County, Maine?

147 hail events are recorded in Cumberland County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cumberland County?

The strongest hail on record in Cumberland County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Cumberland 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.