Hail in Rooks County, Kansas

Hail in Rooks County, Kansas: 317 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 6. That places the county #281 nationally and #70 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Rooks County is the 2010s, when 96 of the county's 317 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 Rooks County archive, hail makes up 57.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #281 for this hazard and #70 within Kansas, putting it in the 90.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Rooks County with 98 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 141
• Tornado 53

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

317 hail events are recorded in Rooks County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Rooks County?

The strongest hail on record in Rooks County measured 6.

Where does the hail data for Rooks 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.