Hail in Beckham County, Oklahoma

Hail in Beckham County, Oklahoma: 437 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #131 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Beckham County is the 2000s, when 122 of the county's 437 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 Beckham County archive, hail makes up 54.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #131 for this hazard and #24 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 95.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Beckham County with 171 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 256
• Tornado 75

How many hail events are on record in Beckham County, Oklahoma?

437 hail events are recorded in Beckham County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Beckham County?

The strongest hail on record in Beckham County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Beckham 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.