Hail in Pepin County, Wisconsin

Hail in Pepin County, Wisconsin: 44 recorded events between 1975 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,338 nationally and #69 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pepin County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 44 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 Pepin County archive, hail makes up 32.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,338 for this hazard and #69 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 24.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Pepin County with 12 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 Pepin County, Wisconsin?

44 hail events are recorded in Pepin County between 1975 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pepin County?

The strongest hail on record in Pepin County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Pepin 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.