Thunderstorm Wind in Stanton County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Stanton County, Kansas: 139 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,665 nationally and #85 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Stanton County is the 2010s, when 50 of the county's 139 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 Stanton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,665 for this hazard and #85 within Kansas, putting it in the 47.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Stanton County with 47 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Stanton County, Kansas?

139 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Stanton County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Stanton County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Stanton County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Stanton 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.