Hail in Pope County, Minnesota

Hail in Pope County, Minnesota: 131 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,087 nationally and #55 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pope County is the 2000s, when 44 of the county's 131 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 Pope County archive, hail makes up 43.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,087 for this hazard and #55 within Minnesota, putting it in the 64.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

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

131 hail events are recorded in Pope County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pope County?

The strongest hail on record in Pope County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Pope 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.