Hail in Decatur County, Indiana

Hail in Decatur County, Indiana: 63 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,985 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Decatur County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 63 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 Decatur County archive, hail makes up 24.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,985 for this hazard and #52 within Indiana, putting it in the 35.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Decatur 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 Decatur County, Indiana?

63 hail events are recorded in Decatur County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Decatur County?

The strongest hail on record in Decatur County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Decatur 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.