Hail in Champaign County, Ohio

Hail in Champaign County, Ohio: 59 recorded events between 1960 and 2020. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,062 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Champaign County is the 2010s, when 28 of the county's 59 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 Champaign County archive, hail makes up 20.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,062 for this hazard and #74 within Ohio, putting it in the 33.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Champaign County with 23 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 Champaign County, Ohio?

59 hail events are recorded in Champaign County between 1960 and 2020, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Champaign County?

The strongest hail on record in Champaign County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Champaign 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.