Hail in Price County, Wisconsin

Hail in Price County, Wisconsin: 164 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #829 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Price County is the 2000s, when 75 of the county's 164 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 Price County archive, hail makes up 47.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #829 for this hazard and #16 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 73.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Price County with 38 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 Price County, Wisconsin?

164 hail events are recorded in Price County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Price County?

The strongest hail on record in Price County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Price 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.