Hail in Delaware County, Indiana

Hail in Delaware County, Indiana: 115 recorded events between 1974 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,251 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Delaware County is the 2000s, when 41 of the county's 115 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 Delaware County archive, hail makes up 25.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,251 for this hazard and #15 within Indiana, putting it in the 59.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Delaware County with 34 recorded events, while Dec 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 Delaware County, Indiana?

115 hail events are recorded in Delaware County between 1974 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Delaware County?

The strongest hail on record in Delaware County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Delaware 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.