Hail in Lane County, Kansas

Hail in Lane County, Kansas: 299 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #314 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lane County is the 2000s, when 132 of the county's 299 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 Lane County archive, hail makes up 62.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #314 for this hazard and #74 within Kansas, putting it in the 89.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Lane County with 104 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 119
• Tornado 45

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

299 hail events are recorded in Lane County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lane County?

The strongest hail on record in Lane County measured 5.

Where does the hail data for Lane 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.