Hail in Stafford County, Kansas

Hail in Stafford County, Kansas: 437 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #131 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Stafford County is the 2000s, when 179 of the county's 437 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 Stafford County archive, hail makes up 62.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #131 for this hazard and #28 within Kansas, putting it in the 95.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Stafford County with 150 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 159
• Tornado 72

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

437 hail events are recorded in Stafford County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Stafford County?

The strongest hail on record in Stafford County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Stafford 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.