Thunderstorm Wind in Chouteau County, Montana

Thunderstorm Wind in Chouteau County, Montana: 142 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,633 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Chouteau County is the 2000s, when 57 of the county's 142 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 Chouteau County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 42.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,633 for this hazard and #16 within Montana, putting it in the 48.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Chouteau County with 50 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 thunderstorm wind events are on record in Chouteau County, Montana?

142 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Chouteau County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Chouteau County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Chouteau County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Chouteau 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.