Hail in Kennebec County, Maine

Hail in Kennebec County, Maine: 97 recorded events between 1961 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,466 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Kennebec County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 97 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 Kennebec County archive, hail makes up 25.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,466 for this hazard and #6 within Maine, putting it in the 52.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Kennebec County with 49 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 162
• Flood 71

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

97 hail events are recorded in Kennebec County between 1961 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Kennebec County?

The strongest hail on record in Kennebec County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Kennebec 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.