Hail in Carlton County, Minnesota

Hail in Carlton County, Minnesota: 126 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,143 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Carlton County is the 2020s, when 39 of the county's 126 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 Carlton County archive, hail makes up 47.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,143 for this hazard and #58 within Minnesota, putting it in the 63.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Carlton County with 42 recorded events, while Feb 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 Carlton County, Minnesota?

126 hail events are recorded in Carlton County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Carlton County?

The strongest hail on record in Carlton County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Carlton 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.