Hail in Daviess County, Indiana

Hail in Daviess County, Indiana: 60 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,043 nationally and #59 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Daviess County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 60 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 Daviess County archive, hail makes up 19.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,043 for this hazard and #59 within Indiana, putting it in the 34.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Daviess County with 15 recorded events, while Feb 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 152
• Flood 40

How many hail events are on record in Daviess County, Indiana?

60 hail events are recorded in Daviess County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Daviess County?

The strongest hail on record in Daviess County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Daviess 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.