Hail in Durham County, North Carolina

Hail in Durham County, North Carolina: 127 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,135 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Durham County is the 2000s, when 37 of the county's 127 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 Durham County archive, hail makes up 24.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,135 for this hazard and #31 within North Carolina, putting it in the 63.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Durham County with 44 recorded events, while Feb 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 262
• Flash Flood 91

How many hail events are on record in Durham County, North Carolina?

127 hail events are recorded in Durham County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Durham County?

The strongest hail on record in Durham County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Durham 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.