Hail in Clark County, Kansas

Hail in Clark County, Kansas: 471 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #108 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Clark County is the 2000s, when 212 of the county's 471 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 Clark County archive, hail makes up 68.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #108 for this hazard and #21 within Kansas, putting it in the 96.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Clark County with 172 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 145
• Tornado 41

How many hail events are on record in Clark County, Kansas?

471 hail events are recorded in Clark County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Clark County?

The strongest hail on record in Clark County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Clark 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.