Hail in Belknap County, New Hampshire

Hail in Belknap County, New Hampshire: 64 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,968 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Belknap County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 64 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 Belknap County archive, hail makes up 22.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,968 for this hazard and #8 within New Hampshire, putting it in the 36.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Belknap 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 Belknap County, New Hampshire?

64 hail events are recorded in Belknap County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Belknap County?

The strongest hail on record in Belknap County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Belknap 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.