Hail in Livingston County, Missouri

Hail in Livingston County, Missouri: 103 recorded events between 1956 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,403 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Livingston County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 103 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 Livingston County archive, hail makes up 43.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,403 for this hazard and #86 within Missouri, putting it in the 54.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Livingston County with 28 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 Livingston County, Missouri?

103 hail events are recorded in Livingston County between 1956 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Livingston County?

The strongest hail on record in Livingston County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Livingston 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.