Hail in Koochiching County, Minnesota

Hail in Koochiching County, Minnesota: 147 recorded events between 1959 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #950 nationally and #46 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Koochiching County is the 1990s, when 49 of the county's 147 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 Koochiching County archive, hail makes up 54.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #950 for this hazard and #46 within Minnesota, putting it in the 69.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Koochiching 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 Koochiching County, Minnesota?

147 hail events are recorded in Koochiching County between 1959 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Koochiching County?

The strongest hail on record in Koochiching County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Koochiching 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.