Hail in Kiowa County, Kansas

Hail in Kiowa County, Kansas: 396 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #167 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Kiowa County is the 2000s, when 165 of the county's 396 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 Kiowa County archive, hail makes up 63.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #167 for this hazard and #40 within Kansas, putting it in the 94.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Kiowa County with 115 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 129
• Tornado 64

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Kiowa County?

The strongest hail on record in Kiowa County measured 5.

Where does the hail data for Kiowa 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.