Thunderstorm Wind in Boulder County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind in Boulder County, Colorado: 72 recorded events between 1957 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,540 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Boulder County is the 1990s, when 22 of the county's 72 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 Boulder County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 14.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,540 for this hazard and #21 within Colorado, putting it in the 19.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Boulder County with 23 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 Boulder County, Colorado?

72 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Boulder County between 1957 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Boulder County?

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

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Boulder 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.