Hail in Stark County, North Dakota

Hail in Stark County, North Dakota: 221 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #530 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Stark County is the 2010s, when 80 of the county's 221 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 Stark County archive, hail makes up 44.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #530 for this hazard and #16 within North Dakota, putting it in the 83.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Stark County with 71 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 Stark County, North Dakota?

221 hail events are recorded in Stark County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Stark County?

The strongest hail on record in Stark County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Stark 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.