72
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Hail in Green Lake County, Wisconsin: 72 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,837 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Green Lake County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Green Lake County is the 2000s, when 30 of the county's 72 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 Green Lake County archive, hail makes up 32.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,837 for this hazard and #60 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 40.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Green Lake County with 16 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2000 | BERLIN | 2.75 | 0 | 4 | $1.5M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | PRINCETON | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | PRINCETON | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | DALTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | GREEN LAKE | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | GREEN LAKE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | MARKESAN | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | BERLIN | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 25, 2020 | BERLIN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | BERLIN | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | BERLIN | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Green Lake County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An emergency management official reported hail up to 1.50 inches in diameter covered the ground on Grand Ave. on a farm about about 3 miles northwest of the Village of Dalton. Hail stones still measured 1 inch in diameter 18 hours later at this location which was shaded by trees and a corn crop. Newspaper reports indicated that some corn fields were shredded by the hail, therefore an estimated loss estimate of $5000 was entered with this event.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Green Lake County, Wisconsin?
72 hail events are recorded in Green Lake County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Green Lake County?
The strongest hail on record in Green Lake County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Green Lake 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/green-lake-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.