Hail History

Hail history for Kansas

40,345 NOAA hail reports across 106 counties and 612 cities and towns since 1955, updated to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Kansas

Last hail
Nov 2, 2026
0.88 in, nickel size · preliminary
Hail days, last 5 years
333
since Nov 3, 2021 · 3,237 reports
Largest ever
8.00 in
softball · Sep 3, 1970

40,345 reports on 3,923 days since 1955 · #2 of 51 states

Hail map · Kansas

Norton County: 359 reportsGreenwood County: 231 reportsLane County: 299 reportsMarion County: 340 reportsBarber County: 429 reportsEdwards County: 360 reportsThomas County: 496 reportsFord County: 987 reportsChase County: 180 reportsWoodson County: 132 reportsWallace County: 383 reportsFranklin County: 250 reportsNeosho County: 191 reportsCloud County: 409 reportsNess County: 436 reportsAnderson County: 175 reportsEllis County: 539 reportsJackson County: 248 reportsScott County: 426 reportsPratt County: 577 reportsCrawford County: 239 reportsLyon County: 388 reportsPhillips County: 328 reportsGrant County: 332 reportsGraham County: 360 reportsAllen County: 196 reportsTrego County: 414 reportsElk County: 159 reportsHamilton County: 396 reportsDecatur County: 358 reportsWashington County: 399 reportsGray County: 478 reportsGeary County: 213 reportsWichita County: 331 reportsClay County: 289 reportsSheridan County: 355 reportsKiowa County: 397 reportsOsage County: 460 reportsSherman County: 714 reportsRooks County: 318 reportsSaline County: 393 reportsEllsworth County: 386 reportsMiami County: 192 reportsStevens County: 301 reportsDoniphan County: 90 reportsSedgwick County: 1,398 reportsSmith County: 271 reportsHarvey County: 324 reportsBrown County: 206 reportsCheyenne County: 483 reportsGreeley County: 297 reportsSumner County: 566 reportsPottawatomie County: 410 reportsWilson County: 207 reportsChautauqua County: 205 reportsLinn County: 132 reportsKingman County: 402 reportsMitchell County: 299 reportsHodgeman County: 408 reportsMorris County: 278 reportsRush County: 449 reportsStafford County: 437 reportsFinney County: 625 reportsJefferson County: 381 reportsPawnee County: 457 reportsCoffey County: 245 reportsClark County: 473 reportsStanton County: 394 reportsComanche County: 428 reportsRawlins County: 486 reportsCherokee County: 260 reportsShawnee County: 634 reportsAtchison County: 131 reportsJewell County: 333 reportsMarshall County: 330 reportsNemaha County: 245 reportsKearny County: 440 reportsMorton County: 351 reportsOttawa County: 383 reportsRussell County: 493 reportsDouglas County: 375 reportsRepublic County: 355 reportsLeavenworth County: 326 reportsOsborne County: 352 reportsRice County: 328 reportsWyandotte County: 194 reportsLabette County: 235 reportsJohnson County: 665 reportsDickinson County: 481 reportsReno County: 721 reportsLogan County: 490 reportsHaskell County: 254 reportsGove County: 450 reportsWabaunsee County: 291 reportsMeade County: 482 reportsHarper County: 366 reportsRiley County: 323 reportsLincoln County: 327 reportsSeward County: 407 reportsBarton County: 536 reportsMontgomery County: 328 reportsMcPherson County: 444 reportsCowley County: 727 reportsBourbon County: 173 reportsButler County: 896 reports
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What the record says about Kansas

The latest hail report in Kansas is from November 2, 2026, 0.88 in (nickel size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 333 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 4.50 in on May 1, 2024.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Kansas logged 19,433 reports on 1,497 hail days, about 971.6 reports a year. That is 5.6 times the median US state (173.9 a year) and ranks #2 of 51 states and DC for all-time reports.

8% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 3% for the median US state. The largest hail on record here is 8.00 in (softball) on September 3, 1970.

Reports were down 39% in 2016–2025 (7,353) compared with 2006–2015 (12,080). The busiest year was 2008, with 1,793 reports on 88 days. Hail here peaks in May (29% of reports); 68% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Kansas 971.6
  • Median US state 173.9

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Kansas 1,497
  • Median US state 561

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Kansas 8%
  • Median US state 3%

Hail over time

05001,0001,5002,000 1955: 28 reports, largest 4.50 in 1956: 46 reports, largest 3.50 in 1957: 41 reports, largest 4.00 in 1958: 77 reports, largest 6.00 in 1959: 73 reports, largest 6.00 in 1960: 61 reports, largest 6.00 in 1960 1961: 66 reports, largest 4.50 in 1962: 93 reports, largest 6.00 in 1963: 60 reports, largest 5.00 in 1964: 90 reports, largest 4.00 in 1965: 73 reports, largest 4.50 in 1966: 90 reports, largest 3.00 in 1967: 63 reports, largest 5.00 in 1968: 103 reports, largest 4.00 in 1969: 77 reports, largest 5.50 in 1970: 73 reports, largest 8.00 in 1970 1971: 105 reports, largest 4.00 in 1972: 69 reports, largest 2.75 in 1973: 85 reports, largest 2.75 in 1974: 266 reports, largest 4.50 in 1975: 105 reports, largest 4.00 in 1976: 67 reports, largest 2.75 in 1977: 114 reports, largest 3.00 in 1978: 69 reports, largest 4.50 in 1979: 95 reports, largest 4.00 in 1980: 105 reports, largest 4.50 in 1980 1981: 117 reports, largest 4.50 in 1982: 194 reports, largest 4.50 in 1983: 136 reports, largest 3.50 in 1984: 158 reports, largest 3.00 in 1985: 197 reports, largest 4.00 in 1986: 400 reports, largest 4.50 in 1987: 223 reports, largest 3.00 in 1988: 79 reports, largest 2.50 in 1989: 241 reports, largest 4.00 in 1990: 340 reports, largest 4.50 in 1990 1991: 556 reports, largest 4.00 in 1992: 595 reports, largest 5.00 in 1993: 450 reports, largest 3.00 in 1994: 542 reports, largest 5.00 in 1995: 792 reports, largest 6.00 in 1996: 1,253 reports, largest 5.50 in 1997: 871 reports, largest 4.50 in 1998: 1,116 reports, largest 4.50 in 1999: 1,028 reports, largest 4.75 in 2000: 946 reports, largest 4.50 in 2000 2001: 1,752 reports, largest 4.50 in 2002: 1,695 reports, largest 4.50 in 2003: 1,336 reports, largest 4.50 in 2004: 1,571 reports, largest 4.25 in 2005: 1,459 reports, largest 4.75 in 2006: 1,312 reports, largest 4.50 in 2007: 1,109 reports, largest 4.25 in 2008: 1,793 reports, largest 4.50 in 2009: 1,368 reports, largest 4.25 in 2010: 1,105 reports, largest 7.75 in 2010 2011: 1,566 reports, largest 6.00 in 2012: 946 reports, largest 4.50 in 2013: 989 reports, largest 5.25 in 2014: 980 reports, largest 4.25 in 2015: 912 reports, largest 4.50 in 2016: 1,034 reports, largest 5.00 in 2017: 984 reports, largest 4.25 in 2018: 811 reports, largest 4.00 in 2019: 839 reports, largest 3.00 in 2020: 597 reports, largest 4.50 in 2020 2021: 537 reports, largest 4.00 in 2022: 463 reports, largest 4.00 in 2023: 780 reports, largest 4.00 in 2024: 767 reports, largest 4.50 in 2025: 541 reports, largest 4.00 in 2026: 671 reports, largest 4.00 in
Reports per year, 1955–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
05,00010,00015,000 January: 10 reports (0%) Jan February: 334 reports (1%) Feb March: 1,941 reports (5%) Mar April: 5,871 reports (15%) Apr May: 11,865 reports (29%) May June: 9,557 reports (24%) Jun July: 4,056 reports (10%) Jul August: 3,326 reports (8%) Aug September: 2,350 reports (6%) Sep October: 797 reports (2%) Oct November: 197 reports (0%) Nov December: 41 reports (0%) Dec
All 40,345 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 6226912499293736141 671
2025 151241177454539761 541
2024 1031122331768144612 767
2023 44114196105164926833 780
2022 913013811325340113 463
2021 164623242361073112213 537
2020 116420111392881513 597
2019 1146529919939140775 839
2018 17434361737548145 811
2017 218410129129426871268 984

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
Nov 2, 2026 1 0.88 in View
Oct 29, 2026 4 1.00 in View
Oct 13, 2026 10 2.50 in View
Sep 19, 2026 8 2.00 in View
Sep 15, 2026 7 2.00 in View
Sep 12, 2026 15 2.00 in View
Sep 9, 2026 1 0.75 in View
Sep 6, 2026 5 1.00 in View
Aug 31, 2026 1 0.88 in View
Aug 27, 2026 1 1.00 in View
Aug 21, 2026 1 1.00 in View
Aug 20, 2026 1 1.75 in View
Aug 19, 2026 3 1.75 in View
Aug 18, 2026 11 1.75 in View
Aug 15, 2026 1 1.00 in View
Aug 14, 2026 1 1.25 in View
Aug 7, 2026 1 1.00 in View
Aug 6, 2026 9 2.00 in View
Aug 5, 2026 7 2.00 in View
Jul 23, 2026 1 1.00 in —
Jul 10, 2026 2 1.75 in —
Jul 9, 2026 8 1.75 in —
Jul 4, 2026 5 2.25 in —
Jul 3, 2026 5 2.00 in —
Jul 2, 2026 2 1.00 in —
Jul 1, 2026 6 2.00 in —
Jun 25, 2026 4 1.25 in —
Jun 23, 2026 1 1.00 in —
Jun 21, 2026 3 1.00 in —
Jun 20, 2026 9 2.75 in —
Jun 19, 2026 1 1.00 in —
Jun 18, 2026 11 1.75 in —
Jun 16, 2026 1 1.00 in —
Jun 13, 2026 20 4.00 in —
Jun 12, 2026 1 1.75 in —
Jun 11, 2026 5 1.25 in —
Jun 10, 2026 24 2.75 in —
Jun 9, 2026 2 1.00 in —
Jun 8, 2026 10 1.75 in —
Jun 1, 2026 7 1.00 in —

The 40 most recent of 333 hail days.

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Kansas
Date Size Location County Damage Time · source
Sep 3, 1970 8.00 insoftball — Montgomery — 18:00 local · NCEI
Sep 15, 2010 7.75 insoftball 1.75 W (Ict)wichita Arpt Sedgwick $20K 16:39 local · NCEI
May 24, 2011 6.00 insoftball Timken Rush — 16:21 local · NCEI
May 22, 1995 6.00 insoftball Preston Pratt — 16:45 local · NCEI
May 27, 1962 6.00 insoftball — Rooks — 19:30 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 Kansas
Date Size Location County Time · source
Nov 2, 2026 0.88 innickel 4 NE Webster State Park Rooks 23:07 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 29, 2026 1.00 inquarter Marysville Marshall 03:01 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 29, 2026 0.88 innickel Marysville Marshall 02:44 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 29, 2026 0.88 innickel Ellinwood Barton 01:15 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 29, 2026 1.00 inquarter Ellinwood Barton 00:55 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 13, 2026 1.50 inping pong ball Tonganoxie Leavenworth 23:45 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 13, 2026 2.50 intennis ball 2 N Hazelton Barber 23:09 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 13, 2026 1.00 inquarter 5 WNW Sharon Barber 22:52 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 13, 2026 1.25 inhalf dollar 1 N Wilmore Comanche 22:48 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 13, 2026 1.25 inhalf dollar 7 W Topeka Shawnee 22:31 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 13, 2026 1.00 inquarter 7 W Topeka Shawnee 22:28 UTC · NWS prelim.
Oct 13, 2026 1.00 inquarter 7 WNW Pauline Shawnee 22:27 UTC · NWS prelim.

Cities and towns with the most hail reports

All 612 cities and towns with 10+ reports

Recent storm days in Kansas

How Kansas compares

Hail reports by county

CountyReportsLargest
Sedgwick County1,3987.75 in
Ford County9875.00 in
Butler County8966.00 in
Cowley County7274.50 in
Reno County7215.00 in
Sherman County7144.25 in
Johnson County6654.50 in
Shawnee County6345.25 in
Finney County6255.50 in
Pratt County5776.00 in
Sumner County5664.50 in
Ellis County5394.00 in
Barton County5364.50 in
Thomas County4964.25 in
Russell County4934.00 in
Logan County4904.25 in
Rawlins County4864.00 in
Cheyenne County4834.25 in
Meade County4824.75 in
Dickinson County4814.50 in
Gray County4785.50 in
Clark County4734.50 in
Osage County4605.00 in
Pawnee County4574.00 in
Gove County4505.00 in
Rush County4496.00 in
McPherson County4444.00 in
Kearny County4404.25 in
Stafford County4374.50 in
Ness County4364.50 in
Barber County4294.50 in
Comanche County4284.00 in
Scott County4265.00 in
Trego County4144.50 in
Pottawatomie County4104.00 in
Cloud County4094.50 in
Hodgeman County4084.50 in
Seward County4076.00 in
Kingman County4024.00 in
Washington County3994.00 in
Kiowa County3975.00 in
Hamilton County3964.50 in
Stanton County3944.00 in
Saline County3933.50 in
Lyon County3884.00 in
Ellsworth County3864.25 in
Ottawa County3834.00 in
Wallace County3834.25 in
Jefferson County3814.00 in
Douglas County3753.00 in
Harper County3664.50 in
Edwards County3604.50 in
Graham County3604.50 in
Norton County3593.00 in
Decatur County3584.50 in
Sheridan County3554.25 in
Republic County3553.50 in
Osborne County3523.00 in
Morton County3514.50 in
Marion County3404.00 in
Jewell County3335.25 in
Grant County3324.75 in
Wichita County3313.50 in
Marshall County3305.00 in
Phillips County3284.50 in
Rice County3284.50 in
Montgomery County3288.00 in
Lincoln County3274.50 in
Leavenworth County3264.50 in
Harvey County3243.00 in
Riley County3234.50 in
Rooks County3186.00 in
Stevens County3014.50 in
Mitchell County2994.50 in
Lane County2995.00 in
Greeley County2975.00 in
Wabaunsee County2914.50 in
Clay County2894.00 in
Morris County2784.00 in
Smith County2714.00 in
Cherokee County2602.75 in
Haskell County2544.25 in
Franklin County2503.00 in
Jackson County2483.00 in
Nemaha County2454.00 in
Coffey County2454.50 in
Crawford County2394.00 in
Labette County2354.50 in
Greenwood County2314.25 in
Geary County2133.00 in
Wilson County2074.00 in
Brown County2064.50 in
Chautauqua County2053.00 in
Allen County1964.25 in
Wyandotte County1943.00 in
Miami County1924.50 in
Neosho County1914.50 in
Chase County1804.00 in
Anderson County1753.00 in
Bourbon County1734.25 in
Elk County1593.00 in
Woodson County1322.75 in
Linn County1324.50 in
Atchison County1312.75 in
Doniphan County902.75 in
20000 County252.75 in

Questions about hail in Kansas

How often does it hail in Kansas?

40,345 hail reports have been logged in Kansas since 1955. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 971.6 reports a year. That ranks #2 of 51 states by number of reports.

When is hail season in Kansas?

Most reports come in May, June, April. May alone accounts for 29% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Kansas?

8.00 in (softball size) on September 3, 1970. 8% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Kansas?

The most recent report in this data is from November 2, 2026 (0.88 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

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

333 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 3,237 reports. The most recent was November 2, 2026.

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.