Hail History

Hail history for King City, Missouri

NOAA hail reports in and within about 5 km (3 miles) of King City since 1966, with preliminary reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · King City

Last hail
Mar 29, 2012
0.75 in, penny size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
2.75 in
baseball · May 31, 1971

20 reports on 17 days since 1966 · #233 of 491 Missouri places

Hail map · King City

King City Stanberry Albany 10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
20 most recent reports with a location; Gentry County is shaded. Open street map

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What the record says about King City

The latest hail report in and around King City is from March 29, 2012, 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, King City logged 6 reports on 4 hail days, about 0.3 reports a year. That is 40% less than the median Missouri town on this site (0.5 a year) and ranks #233 of 491 Missouri cities and towns on this site for all-time reports. King City accounts for 18% of the 114 reports filed in Gentry County.

15% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 5% for the median Missouri town on this site. The largest hail on record here is 2.75 in (baseball) on May 31, 1971.

The busiest year was 2009, with 3 reports on 1 day. Hail here peaks in May (30% of reports); 70% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • King City 0.3
  • Gentry County 1.9
  • Median Missouri town on this site 0.5

Hail days 2006–2025

  • King City 4
  • Gentry County 24
  • Median Missouri town on this site 9

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • King City 15%
  • Gentry County 8%
  • Median Missouri town on this site 5%

Hail over time

0123 1966: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 1967: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1970 1971: 1 reports, largest 2.75 in 1974: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1975: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 1980 1981: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1996: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000 2001: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2003: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2004: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2009: 3 reports, largest 2.00 in 2010 2011: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2012: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2020
Reports per year, 1966–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0246 Jan Feb March: 3 reports (15%) Mar April: 4 reports (20%) Apr May: 6 reports (30%) May June: 4 reports (20%) Jun July: 1 reports (5%) Jul Aug September: 1 reports (5%) Sep Oct November: 1 reports (5%) Nov Dec
All 20 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 King City
Date Size Location County Time · source
May 31, 1971 2.75 inbaseball — De Kalb 18:00 local · NCEI
Jun 7, 2009 2.00 inhen egg 4.71 ENE Union Star De Kalb 18:46 local · NCEI
Apr 20, 1974 2.00 inhen egg — Gentry 21:10 local · NCEI
Sep 27, 1990 1.75 ingolf ball — Gentry 17:20 local · NCEI
Apr 13, 1981 1.75 ingolf ball — Gentry 15:45 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 King City
Date Size Location County Time · source
Mar 29, 2012 0.75 inpenny 0.53 E King City Gentry 09:57 local · NCEI
May 11, 2011 1.00 inquarter 0.53 E King City Gentry 15:11 local · NCEI
Mar 22, 2011 0.75 inpenny 0.53 E King City Gentry 19:39 local · NCEI
Jun 7, 2009 0.75 inpenny 0.53 E King City Gentry 19:06 local · NCEI
Jun 7, 2009 2.00 inhen egg 4.71 ENE Union Star De Kalb 18:46 local · NCEI
Jun 7, 2009 1.00 inquarter 0.53 E King City Gentry 18:43 local · NCEI
May 29, 2004 1.00 inquarter King City Gentry 21:10 local · NCEI
Apr 30, 2003 0.75 inpenny King City Gentry 18:50 local · NCEI
Apr 30, 2003 1.00 inquarter King City Gentry 18:37 local · NCEI
Jul 3, 2001 0.75 inpenny 10 S Stanberry Gentry 21:25 local · NCEI
Jun 14, 2001 1.00 inquarter King City Gentry 06:46 local · NCEI
May 8, 1996 0.75 inpenny King City Gentry 05:40 local · NCEI

Hail history near King City

Questions about hail in King City

How often does it hail in King City, Missouri?

20 hail reports have been logged in and within about 5 km (3 miles) of King City since 1966. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.3 reports a year. That ranks #233 of 491 Missouri places by number of reports.

When is hail season in King City?

Most reports come in May, April, June. May alone accounts for 30% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in King City?

2.75 in (baseball size) on May 31, 1971. 15% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in King City?

The most recent report in this data is from March 29, 2012 (0.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

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

None: there has been no hail report in and within about 5 km (3 miles) of King City since November 3, 2021. The last one was on March 29, 2012.

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.