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Hail in Menard County, Illinois
81 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Menard County, Illinois, has 81 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 31 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 29 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 43 events against 31 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 12,331 hail events recorded in Illinois; its 25.8 per 100 square miles compares with 22.2 statewide.
19 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.50 inches (tennis ball size).
Compared with Illinois
| Measure | Menard County | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 81 | 12,331 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 25.8 | 22.2 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 66.6 | 9.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
2Mar
9Apr
11May
29Jun
7Jul
5Aug
7Sep
2Oct
2Nov
3Dec
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Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 81 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2026 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2009 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2003 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1996 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Dec 1991 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1986 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1986 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 1966 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Menard County had?
81 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Menard County?
4 May 2026 (Hail, 0.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Menard County?
NCEI records no damage estimate for events of this type in the county.
How does Menard County compare with Illinois for hail?
25.8 events per 100 square miles against 22.2 statewide; the county holds 81 of the state's 12,331 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.