Hail in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Hail in Bayfield County, Wisconsin: 108 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,350 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Bayfield County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 108 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 Bayfield County archive, hail makes up 33.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,350 for this hazard and #42 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Bayfield County with 33 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 Bayfield County, Wisconsin?

108 hail events are recorded in Bayfield County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Bayfield County?

The strongest hail on record in Bayfield County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Bayfield 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.