Hail in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Hail in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: 90 recorded events between 1958 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,575 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Dauphin County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 90 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 Dauphin County archive, hail makes up 16.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,575 for this hazard and #22 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 49.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Dauphin County with 35 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 381
• Flash Flood 42

How many hail events are on record in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania?

90 hail events are recorded in Dauphin County between 1958 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Dauphin County?

The strongest hail on record in Dauphin County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Dauphin 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.