Hail in Garfield County, Oklahoma

Hail in Garfield County, Oklahoma: 619 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 8. That places the county #47 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Garfield County is the 1990s, when 180 of the county's 619 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 Garfield County archive, hail makes up 49.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #47 for this hazard and #10 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 98.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Garfield County with 197 recorded events, while Dec 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 470
• Tornado 80
• Flash Flood 40

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

619 hail events are recorded in Garfield County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Garfield County?

The strongest hail on record in Garfield County measured 8.

Where does the hail data for Garfield 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.