Hail in Sedgwick County, Colorado

Hail in Sedgwick County, Colorado: 182 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #717 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Sedgwick County is the 2010s, when 65 of the county's 182 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 Sedgwick County archive, hail makes up 61.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #717 for this hazard and #25 within Colorado, putting it in the 76.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Sedgwick County with 75 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 63
• Tornado 43

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

182 hail events are recorded in Sedgwick County between 1959 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Sedgwick County?

The strongest hail on record in Sedgwick County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Sedgwick 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.