Hail in Grant County, Minnesota

Hail in Grant County, Minnesota: 129 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.75. That places the county #1,113 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Grant County is the 2000s, when 46 of the county's 129 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 Grant County archive, hail makes up 41.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,113 for this hazard and #56 within Minnesota, putting it in the 64.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Grant 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Grant County, Minnesota?

129 hail events are recorded in Grant County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Grant County?

The strongest hail on record in Grant County measured 3.75.

Where does the hail data for Grant 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.