Hail in Teton County, Montana

Hail in Teton County, Montana: 102 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,413 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Teton County is the 1990s, when 24 of the county's 102 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 Teton County archive, hail makes up 47.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,413 for this hazard and #33 within Montana, putting it in the 54.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Teton County with 43 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 Teton County, Montana?

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Teton County?

The strongest hail on record in Teton County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Teton 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.