Hail in Cloud County, Kansas

Hail in Cloud County, Kansas: 399 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #163 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cloud County is the 2000s, when 141 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 Cloud County archive, hail makes up 52.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #163 for this hazard and #38 within Kansas, putting it in the 94.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Cloud County with 134 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 279
• Tornado 52

How many hail events are on record in Cloud County, Kansas?

399 hail events are recorded in Cloud County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cloud County?

The strongest hail on record in Cloud County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Cloud 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.