Hail in Billings County, North Dakota

Hail in Billings County, North Dakota: 113 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,278 nationally and #44 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Billings County is the 2010s, when 38 of the county's 113 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 Billings County archive, hail makes up 66.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,278 for this hazard and #44 within North Dakota, putting it in the 58.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Billings 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 Billings County, North Dakota?

113 hail events are recorded in Billings County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Billings County?

The strongest hail on record in Billings County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Billings 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.