Hail in Rolette County, North Dakota

Hail in Rolette County, North Dakota: 69 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,879 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Rolette County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 69 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 Rolette County archive, hail makes up 46.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,879 for this hazard and #52 within North Dakota, putting it in the 39.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Rolette County with 22 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 Rolette County, North Dakota?

69 hail events are recorded in Rolette County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Rolette County?

The strongest hail on record in Rolette County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Rolette 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.