Hail in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Hail in Oconto County, Wisconsin: 85 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,646 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Oconto County is the 2010s, when 25 of the county's 85 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 Oconto County archive, hail makes up 34.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,646 for this hazard and #53 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 47.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Oconto County with 19 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 Oconto County, Wisconsin?

85 hail events are recorded in Oconto County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Oconto County?

The strongest hail on record in Oconto County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Oconto 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.