Hail in Big Stone County, Minnesota

Hail in Big Stone County, Minnesota: 104 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,396 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Big Stone County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 104 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 Big Stone County archive, hail makes up 41.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,396 for this hazard and #74 within Minnesota, putting it in the 55.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Big Stone County with 37 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 Big Stone County, Minnesota?

104 hail events are recorded in Big Stone County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Big Stone County?

The strongest hail on record in Big Stone County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Big Stone 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.