Hail in Red Lake County, Minnesota

Hail in Red Lake County, Minnesota: 112 recorded events between 1980 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,292 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Red Lake County is the 2000s, when 60 of the county's 112 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 Red Lake County archive, hail makes up 51.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,292 for this hazard and #66 within Minnesota, putting it in the 58.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Red Lake County with 30 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 Red Lake County, Minnesota?

112 hail events are recorded in Red Lake County between 1980 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Red Lake County?

The strongest hail on record in Red Lake County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Red Lake 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.