Hail in Dillon County, South Carolina

Hail in Dillon County, South Carolina: 70 recorded events between 1960 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,868 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Dillon County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 70 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 Dillon County archive, hail makes up 26.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,868 for this hazard and #38 within South Carolina, putting it in the 40.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Dillon County with 37 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 Dillon County, South Carolina?

70 hail events are recorded in Dillon County between 1960 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Dillon County?

The strongest hail on record in Dillon County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Dillon 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.