Hail in Wharton County, Texas

Hail in Wharton County, Texas: 80 recorded events between 1962 and 2019. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,699 nationally and #210 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wharton County is the 1990s, when 28 of the county's 80 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 Wharton County archive, hail makes up 24.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,699 for this hazard and #210 within Texas, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Wharton County with 25 recorded events, while Nov 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 117
• Tornado 71

How many hail events are on record in Wharton County, Texas?

80 hail events are recorded in Wharton County between 1962 and 2019, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wharton County?

The strongest hail on record in Wharton County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Wharton 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.