Hail in Ramsey County, North Dakota

Hail in Ramsey County, North Dakota: 219 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #536 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Ramsey County is the 2000s, when 97 of the county's 219 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 Ramsey County archive, hail makes up 44.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #536 for this hazard and #17 within North Dakota, putting it in the 82.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Ramsey County with 66 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 176
• Tornado 50

How many hail events are on record in Ramsey County, North Dakota?

219 hail events are recorded in Ramsey County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ramsey County?

The strongest hail on record in Ramsey County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Ramsey 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.