Hail in Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Hail in Cheshire County, New Hampshire: 103 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,403 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cheshire County is the 2020s, when 42 of the county's 103 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 Cheshire County archive, hail makes up 18.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,403 for this hazard and #4 within New Hampshire, putting it in the 54.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Cheshire County with 31 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 357
• Flash Flood 58

How many hail events are on record in Cheshire County, New Hampshire?

103 hail events are recorded in Cheshire County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cheshire County?

The strongest hail on record in Cheshire County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Cheshire 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.