Hail in Crook County, Wyoming

Hail in Crook County, Wyoming: 504 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #87 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Crook County is the 2010s, when 192 of the county's 504 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 Crook County archive, hail makes up 60.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #87 for this hazard and #3 within Wyoming, putting it in the 97.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Crook County with 183 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 Crook County, Wyoming?

504 hail events are recorded in Crook County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Crook County?

The strongest hail on record in Crook County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Crook 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.