Hail in Dimmit County, Texas

Hail in Dimmit County, Texas: 58 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,076 nationally and #228 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Dimmit County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 58 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 Dimmit County archive, hail makes up 43.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,076 for this hazard and #228 within Texas, putting it in the 33.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Dimmit County with 29 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 Dimmit County, Texas?

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Dimmit County?

The strongest hail on record in Dimmit County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Dimmit 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.