Hail in Wright County, Iowa

Hail in Wright County, Iowa: 96 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,477 nationally and #85 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wright County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 96 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 Wright County archive, hail makes up 27.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,477 for this hazard and #85 within Iowa, putting it in the 52.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Wright County with 25 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 Wright County, Iowa?

96 hail events are recorded in Wright County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wright County?

The strongest hail on record in Wright County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Wright 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.