Hail in Clinton County, Indiana

Hail in Clinton County, Indiana: 68 recorded events between 1971 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,896 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Clinton County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 68 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 Clinton County archive, hail makes up 23.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,896 for this hazard and #47 within Indiana, putting it in the 39.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Clinton County with 20 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 Clinton County, Indiana?

68 hail events are recorded in Clinton County between 1971 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Clinton County?

The strongest hail on record in Clinton County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Clinton 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.