Hail History

Hail history for Pitkin County, Colorado

Every NOAA hail report filed in Pitkin County since 1975, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Pitkin County

Last hail
Jul 10, 2006
0.75 in, penny size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
1.00 in
quarter · Sep 9, 2003

5 reports on 5 days since 1975 · #54 of 54 Colorado counties

Hail map · Pitkin 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 Pitkin County

The latest hail report in Pitkin County is from July 10, 2006, 0.75 in (penny size). There has been no hail report here in the five years since November 3, 2021.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Pitkin County logged 1 report on 1 hail day, about 0.1 reports a year. That is 2% of the median Colorado county (3.1 a year) and ranks #54 of 54 Colorado counties for all-time reports. Pitkin 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 1.00 in (quarter) on September 9, 2003 near 6 N Redstone.

Hail here peaks in July (40% of reports); 20% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Pitkin County 0.1
  • Median Colorado county 3.1

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Pitkin County 1
  • Median Colorado county 41

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Pitkin County 0%
  • Median Colorado county 6%

Hail over time

01 1975: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1980 1990 1999: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000 2003: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2006: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2010 2020
Reports per year, 1975–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
012 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June: 1 reports (20%) Jun July: 2 reports (40%) Jul August: 1 reports (20%) Aug September: 1 reports (20%) Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 5 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 Pitkin County
Date Size Location Time · source
Sep 9, 2003 1.00 inquarter 6 N Redstone 20:38 local · NCEI
Jul 28, 1999 1.00 inquarter 6 NNE Redstone 12:25 local · NCEI
Jul 10, 2006 0.75 inpenny Snowmass 15:55 local · NCEI
Aug 22, 2000 0.75 inpenny 4 N Snowmass 15:30 local · NCEI
Jun 20, 1975 0.75 inpenny — 14:30 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Pitkin County
Date Size Location Time · source
Jul 10, 2006 0.75 inpenny Snowmass 15:55 local · NCEI
Sep 9, 2003 1.00 inquarter 6 N Redstone 20:38 local · NCEI
Aug 22, 2000 0.75 inpenny 4 N Snowmass 15:30 local · NCEI
Jul 28, 1999 1.00 inquarter 6 NNE Redstone 12:25 local · NCEI
Jun 20, 1975 0.75 inpenny — 14:30 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
Redstone11Jun 20, 1975

Questions about hail in Pitkin County

How often does it hail in Pitkin County, Colorado?

5 hail reports have been logged in Pitkin County since 1975. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.1 reports a year. That ranks #54 of 54 Colorado counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Pitkin County?

Most reports come in July, June, August. July alone accounts for 40% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Pitkin County?

1.00 in (quarter size) on September 9, 2003 near 6 N Redstone. 0% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Pitkin County?

The most recent report in this data is from July 10, 2006 (0.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

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

None: there has been no hail report in Pitkin County since November 3, 2021. The last one was on July 10, 2006.

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.