Hail in Carbon County, Montana

Hail in Carbon County, Montana: 117 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,227 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Carbon County is the 2000s, when 42 of the county's 117 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 Carbon County archive, hail makes up 61.3% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,227 for this hazard and #27 within Montana, putting it in the 60.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Carbon County with 56 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.

How many hail events are on record in Carbon County, Montana?

117 hail events are recorded in Carbon County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Carbon County?

The strongest hail on record in Carbon County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Carbon 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.