Hail in Cotton County, Oklahoma

Hail in Cotton County, Oklahoma: 299 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #314 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cotton County is the 1990s, when 107 of the county's 299 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 Cotton County archive, hail makes up 54.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #314 for this hazard and #50 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 89.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Cotton County with 85 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 185
• Tornado 45

How many hail events are on record in Cotton County, Oklahoma?

299 hail events are recorded in Cotton County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cotton County?

The strongest hail on record in Cotton County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Cotton 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.