Hail in Stevens County, Kansas

Hail in Stevens County, Kansas: 301 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #308 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Stevens County is the 2000s, when 115 of the county's 301 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 Stevens County archive, hail makes up 63.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #308 for this hazard and #73 within Kansas, putting it in the 90.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Stevens County with 124 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 Stevens County, Kansas?

301 hail events are recorded in Stevens County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Stevens County?

The strongest hail on record in Stevens County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Stevens 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.