Hail in Musselshell County, Montana

Hail in Musselshell County, Montana: 230 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #501 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Musselshell County is the 2000s, when 110 of the county's 230 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 Musselshell County archive, hail makes up 71.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #501 for this hazard and #15 within Montana, putting it in the 83.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Musselshell County with 93 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 Musselshell County, Montana?

230 hail events are recorded in Musselshell County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Musselshell County?

The strongest hail on record in Musselshell County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Musselshell 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.