Hail in Bottineau County, North Dakota

Hail in Bottineau County, North Dakota: 182 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #717 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Bottineau County is the 2010s, when 64 of the county's 182 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 Bottineau County archive, hail makes up 58.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #717 for this hazard and #22 within North Dakota, putting it in the 76.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Bottineau County with 70 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 Bottineau County, North Dakota?

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Bottineau County?

The strongest hail on record in Bottineau County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Bottineau 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.