Hail in Pawnee County, Kansas

Hail in Pawnee County, Kansas: 457 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #117 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pawnee County is the 2000s, when 192 of the county's 457 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 Pawnee County archive, hail makes up 59.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #117 for this hazard and #24 within Kansas, putting it in the 96.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Pawnee County with 146 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 209
• Tornado 45

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

457 hail events are recorded in Pawnee County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pawnee County?

The strongest hail on record in Pawnee County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Pawnee 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.