Thunderstorm Wind in Park County, Montana

Thunderstorm Wind in Park County, Montana: 169 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,329 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Park County is the 2010s, when 52 of the county's 169 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 Park County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 69.5% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,329 for this hazard and #14 within Montana, putting it in the 57.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Park County with 65 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 thunderstorm wind events are on record in Park County, Montana?

169 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Park County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Park County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Park County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Park 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.