Hail in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Hail in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota: 106 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.2. That places the county #1,367 nationally and #70 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Mille Lacs County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 106 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 Mille Lacs County archive, hail makes up 42.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,367 for this hazard and #70 within Minnesota, putting it in the 56.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Mille Lacs County with 26 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 Mille Lacs County, Minnesota?

106 hail events are recorded in Mille Lacs County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Mille Lacs County?

The strongest hail on record in Mille Lacs County measured 3.2.

Where does the hail data for Mille Lacs 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.