Hail History

Hail history for Delta County, Colorado

Every NOAA hail report filed in Delta County since 1993, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Delta County

Last hail
Aug 18, 2003
0.88 in, nickel size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
0.88 in
nickel · Aug 18, 2003

7 reports on 7 days since 1993 · #49 of 54 Colorado counties

Hail map · Delta County

10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
5 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Delta County

The latest hail report in Delta County is from August 18, 2003, 0.88 in (nickel size). There has been no hail report here in the five years since November 3, 2021.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Delta County logged 0 reports on 0 hail days, about 0.0 reports a year. That is 0% of the median Colorado county (3.1 a year) and ranks #49 of 54 Colorado counties for all-time reports. Delta County holds 0% of all 15,580 hail reports in Colorado.

0% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 6% for the median Colorado county. The largest hail on record here is 0.88 in (nickel) on August 18, 2003 near Crawford.

The busiest year was 2001, with 2 reports on 2 days. Hail here peaks in August (43% of reports); 29% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Delta County 0.0
  • Median Colorado county 3.1

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Delta County 0
  • Median Colorado county 41

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Delta County 0%
  • Median Colorado county 6%

Hail over time

012 1993: 1 reports, largest 0.50 in 1994: 1 reports, largest 0.50 in 1995 2000: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000 2001: 2 reports, largest 0.88 in 2003: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Reports per year, 1993–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0123 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June: 2 reports (29%) Jun July: 2 reports (29%) Jul August: 3 reports (43%) Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 7 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Delta County
Date Size Location Time · source
Aug 18, 2003 0.88 innickel Crawford 15:25 local · NCEI
Jul 26, 2001 0.88 innickel 10 W Delta 14:30 local · NCEI
Aug 21, 2001 0.75 inpenny 2 W Delta 18:20 local · NCEI
Jul 15, 2000 0.75 inpenny Delta 17:05 local · NCEI
Jun 19, 2000 0.75 inpenny Cedaredge 12:30 local · NCEI

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Delta County
Date Size Location Time · source
Aug 18, 2003 0.88 innickel Crawford 15:25 local · NCEI
Aug 21, 2001 0.75 inpenny 2 W Delta 18:20 local · NCEI
Jul 26, 2001 0.88 innickel 10 W Delta 14:30 local · NCEI
Jul 15, 2000 0.75 inpenny Delta 17:05 local · NCEI
Jun 19, 2000 0.75 inpenny Cedaredge 12:30 local · NCEI
Jun 21, 1994 0.50 inmarble Eckert 15:00 local · NCEI
Aug 5, 1993 0.50 inmarble Paonia 00:00 local · NCEI

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Cedaredge11Jun 19, 2000
Crawford11Aug 18, 2003
Delta11Jul 15, 2000

Questions about hail in Delta County

How often does it hail in Delta County, Colorado?

7 hail reports have been logged in Delta County since 1993. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.0 reports a year. That ranks #49 of 54 Colorado counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Delta County?

Most reports come in August, June, July. August alone accounts for 43% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Delta County?

0.88 in (nickel size) on August 18, 2003 near Crawford. 0% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Delta County?

The most recent report in this data is from August 18, 2003 (0.88 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Delta County had in the last five years?

None: there has been no hail report in Delta County since November 3, 2021. The last one was on August 18, 2003.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.