Hail in Ransom County, North Dakota

Hail in Ransom County, North Dakota: 170 recorded events between 1959 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #795 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Ransom County is the 2000s, when 63 of the county's 170 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 Ransom County archive, hail makes up 46.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #795 for this hazard and #25 within North Dakota, putting it in the 74.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Ransom County with 55 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 Ransom County, North Dakota?

170 hail events are recorded in Ransom County between 1959 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ransom County?

The strongest hail on record in Ransom County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Ransom 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.