Hail in Blaine County, Oklahoma

Hail in Blaine County, Oklahoma: 311 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #293 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Blaine County is the 1990s, when 98 of the county's 311 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 Blaine County archive, hail makes up 55.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #293 for this hazard and #48 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 90.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Blaine County with 109 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 180
• Tornado 48

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

311 hail events are recorded in Blaine County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Blaine County?

The strongest hail on record in Blaine County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Blaine 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.