78
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$10K
Property damage
Hail in Houghton County, Michigan: 78 recorded events between 1971 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,740 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Houghton County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Houghton County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 78 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 Houghton County archive, hail makes up 32.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,740 for this hazard and #26 within Michigan, putting it in the 43.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Houghton 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2024 | (CMX)HOUGHTON-HANCOC | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | CALUMET | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | CHASSELL | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | CHASSELL | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2020 | TWIN LAKES | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | ALSTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | HOUGHTON | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 25, 2019 | STANWOOD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | FROST | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2018 | CHASSELL | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail was observed on two different occasions in Chassell Township late afternoon on the 10th. This report is the first observation where nickel-sized hail was observed. A double rainbow was observed after each hail occurrence.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Houghton County, Michigan?
78 hail events are recorded in Houghton County between 1971 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Houghton County?
The strongest hail on record in Houghton County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Houghton 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Houghton County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/houghton-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.