Hail in Kidder County, North Dakota

Hail in Kidder County, North Dakota: 130 recorded events between 1977 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,105 nationally and #39 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Kidder County is the 2010s, when 56 of the county's 130 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 Kidder County archive, hail makes up 51.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,105 for this hazard and #39 within North Dakota, putting it in the 64.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for hail in Kidder County with 41 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 Kidder County, North Dakota?

130 hail events are recorded in Kidder County between 1977 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Kidder County?

The strongest hail on record in Kidder County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Kidder 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.