Hail in Benson County, North Dakota

Hail in Benson County, North Dakota: 297 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #318 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Benson County is the 2000s, when 135 of the county's 297 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 Benson County archive, hail makes up 53.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #318 for this hazard and #6 within North Dakota, putting it in the 89.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Benson County with 94 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 152
• Tornado 49

How many hail events are on record in Benson County, North Dakota?

297 hail events are recorded in Benson County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Benson County?

The strongest hail on record in Benson County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Benson 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.