Hail in Divide County, North Dakota

Hail in Divide County, North Dakota: 94 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,508 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Divide County is the 2010s, when 36 of the county's 94 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 Divide County archive, hail makes up 55.3% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,508 for this hazard and #49 within North Dakota, putting it in the 51.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Divide County with 40 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 Divide County, North Dakota?

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Divide County?

The strongest hail on record in Divide County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Divide 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.