Hail in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Hail in Sawyer County, Wisconsin: 171 recorded events between 1972 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #790 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Sawyer County is the 2010s, when 92 of the county's 171 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 Sawyer County archive, hail makes up 44.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #790 for this hazard and #15 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 74.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Sawyer County with 41 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 Sawyer County, Wisconsin?

171 hail events are recorded in Sawyer County between 1972 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Sawyer County?

The strongest hail on record in Sawyer County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Sawyer 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.