Hail in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

Hail in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri: 70 recorded events between 1982 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,868 nationally and #106 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Ste. Genevieve County is the 2000s, when 35 of the county's 70 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 Ste. Genevieve County archive, hail makes up 34.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,868 for this hazard and #106 within Missouri, putting it in the 40.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Ste. Genevieve County with 25 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 Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri?

70 hail events are recorded in Ste. Genevieve County between 1982 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ste. Genevieve County?

The strongest hail on record in Ste. Genevieve County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Ste. Genevieve 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.