Hail in Venango County, Pennsylvania

Hail in Venango County, Pennsylvania: 92 recorded events between 1986 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,542 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Venango County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 92 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 Venango County archive, hail makes up 15.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,542 for this hazard and #21 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 50.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for hail in Venango County with 21 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 386
• Flash Flood 72

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

92 hail events are recorded in Venango County between 1986 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Venango County?

The strongest hail on record in Venango County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Venango 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.