Hail in Caribou County, Idaho

Hail in Caribou County, Idaho: 44 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,338 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Caribou County is the 2020s, when 14 of the county's 44 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 Caribou County archive, hail makes up 41.9% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,338 for this hazard and #5 within Idaho, putting it in the 24.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Sep is the peak month for hail in Caribou County with 14 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.

How many hail events are on record in Caribou County, Idaho?

44 hail events are recorded in Caribou County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Caribou County?

The strongest hail on record in Caribou County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Caribou 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.