Hail in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Hail in Cambria County, Pennsylvania: 48 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,275 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cambria County is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 48 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 Cambria County archive, hail makes up 10.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,275 for this hazard and #43 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 26.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Cambria County with 18 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 Cambria County, Pennsylvania?

48 hail events are recorded in Cambria County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cambria County?

The strongest hail on record in Cambria County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Cambria 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.