Hail in Garvin County, Oklahoma

Hail in Garvin County, Oklahoma: 401 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #160 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Garvin County is the 1990s, when 95 of the county's 401 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 Garvin County archive, hail makes up 52.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #160 for this hazard and #31 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 94.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Garvin County with 114 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 248
• Tornado 69

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Garvin County?

The strongest hail on record in Garvin County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Garvin 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.