Hail in Lyon County, Minnesota

Hail in Lyon County, Minnesota: 254 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #417 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lyon County is the 2000s, when 87 of the county's 254 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 Lyon County archive, hail makes up 51.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #417 for this hazard and #14 within Minnesota, putting it in the 86.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Lyon County with 83 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 Lyon County, Minnesota?

254 hail events are recorded in Lyon County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lyon County?

The strongest hail on record in Lyon County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Lyon 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.