Hail in Pennington County, Minnesota

Hail in Pennington County, Minnesota: 102 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,413 nationally and #75 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pennington County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 102 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 Pennington County archive, hail makes up 48.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,413 for this hazard and #75 within Minnesota, putting it in the 54.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for hail in Pennington 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 Pennington County, Minnesota?

102 hail events are recorded in Pennington County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pennington County?

The strongest hail on record in Pennington County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Pennington 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.