Hail in Clark County, Wisconsin

Hail in Clark County, Wisconsin: 152 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #910 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Clark County is the 2000s, when 67 of the county's 152 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 Clark County archive, hail makes up 31.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #910 for this hazard and #17 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 70.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Clark County with 34 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 216
• Tornado 44

How many hail events are on record in Clark County, Wisconsin?

152 hail events are recorded in Clark County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Clark County?

The strongest hail on record in Clark County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Clark 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.