Hail in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Hail in Cheyenne County, Colorado: 484 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #100 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cheyenne County is the 2000s, when 200 of the county's 484 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 Cheyenne County archive, hail makes up 56.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #100 for this hazard and #14 within Colorado, putting it in the 96.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Cheyenne County with 167 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 238
• Tornado 94

How many hail events are on record in Cheyenne County, Colorado?

484 hail events are recorded in Cheyenne County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cheyenne County?

The strongest hail on record in Cheyenne County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Cheyenne 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.