Hail in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Hail in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: 41 recorded events between 1955 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,397 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Rio Arriba County is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 41 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 Rio Arriba County archive, hail makes up 33.3% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,397 for this hazard and #23 within New Mexico, putting it in the 22.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Sep is the peak month for hail in Rio Arriba County with 12 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 Rio Arriba County, New Mexico?

41 hail events are recorded in Rio Arriba County between 1955 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Rio Arriba County?

The strongest hail on record in Rio Arriba County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Rio Arriba 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.