Hail in Comanche County, Kansas

Hail in Comanche County, Kansas: 421 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #147 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Comanche County is the 2000s, when 171 of the county's 421 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 Comanche County archive, hail makes up 67.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #147 for this hazard and #33 within Kansas, putting it in the 95.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Comanche County with 140 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 111
• Tornado 46

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

421 hail events are recorded in Comanche County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Comanche County?

The strongest hail on record in Comanche County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Comanche 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.