Hail in Dawson County, Montana

Hail in Dawson County, Montana: 243 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #459 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Dawson County is the 2000s, when 101 of the county's 243 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 Dawson County archive, hail makes up 44.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #459 for this hazard and #12 within Montana, putting it in the 85.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Dawson County with 91 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 Dawson County, Montana?

243 hail events are recorded in Dawson County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Dawson County?

The strongest hail on record in Dawson County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Dawson 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.