Hail in Baca County, Colorado

Hail in Baca County, Colorado: 399 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #163 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Baca County is the 2000s, when 142 of the county's 399 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Baca County archive, hail makes up 64.3% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #163 for this hazard and #17 within Colorado, putting it in the 94.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Baca County with 139 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 103
• Tornado 84

How many hail events are on record in Baca County, Colorado?

399 hail events are recorded in Baca County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Baca County?

The strongest hail on record in Baca County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Baca County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.