Hail in Las Animas County, Colorado

Hail in Las Animas County, Colorado: 317 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.25. That places the county #281 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Las Animas County is the 2000s, when 120 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 Las Animas County archive, hail makes up 72.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #281 for this hazard and #22 within Colorado, putting it in the 90.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Las Animas County with 114 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 hail events are on record in Las Animas County, Colorado?

317 hail events are recorded in Las Animas County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Las Animas County?

The strongest hail on record in Las Animas County measured 3.25.

Where does the hail data for Las Animas 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.