Hail in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Hail in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin: 126 recorded events between 1980 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,143 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Eau Claire County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 126 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 Eau Claire County archive, hail makes up 39.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,143 for this hazard and #32 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 63.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Eau Claire County with 26 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 Eau Claire County, Wisconsin?

126 hail events are recorded in Eau Claire County between 1980 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Eau Claire County?

The strongest hail on record in Eau Claire County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Eau Claire 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.