Hail in Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Hail in Buffalo County, Wisconsin: 137 recorded events between 1972 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,030 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Buffalo County is the 2000s, when 49 of the county's 137 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 Buffalo County archive, hail makes up 39.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,030 for this hazard and #27 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 66.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Buffalo County with 38 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 Buffalo County, Wisconsin?

137 hail events are recorded in Buffalo County between 1972 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Buffalo County?

The strongest hail on record in Buffalo County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Buffalo 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.