Hail in Wheatland County, Montana

Hail in Wheatland County, Montana: 107 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,360 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wheatland County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 107 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 Wheatland County archive, hail makes up 66.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,360 for this hazard and #32 within Montana, putting it in the 56.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Wheatland County with 44 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 Wheatland County, Montana?

107 hail events are recorded in Wheatland County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wheatland County?

The strongest hail on record in Wheatland County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Wheatland 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.