Hail in De Baca County, New Mexico

Hail in De Baca County, New Mexico: 144 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #969 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in De Baca County is the 2010s, when 48 of the county's 144 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 De Baca County archive, hail makes up 58.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #969 for this hazard and #13 within New Mexico, putting it in the 68.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in De Baca County with 47 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 De Baca County, New Mexico?

144 hail events are recorded in De Baca County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in De Baca County?

The strongest hail on record in De Baca County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for De Baca 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.