Hail in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Hail in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: 98 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,457 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Fond du Lac County is the 2000s, when 33 of the county's 98 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 Fond du Lac County archive, hail makes up 22.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,457 for this hazard and #47 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 53.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Fond du Lac County with 23 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 222
• Tornado 56

How many hail events are on record in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin?

98 hail events are recorded in Fond du Lac County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Fond du Lac County?

The strongest hail on record in Fond du Lac County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Fond du Lac 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.