Hail in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Hail in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa: 184 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #712 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cerro Gordo County is the 2000s, when 68 of the county's 184 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 Cerro Gordo County archive, hail makes up 30.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #712 for this hazard and #24 within Iowa, putting it in the 77.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Cerro Gordo County with 46 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 223
• Heavy Rain 76

How many hail events are on record in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa?

184 hail events are recorded in Cerro Gordo County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cerro Gordo County?

The strongest hail on record in Cerro Gordo County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Cerro Gordo 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.