Thunderstorm Wind in Trego County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Trego County, Kansas: 134 recorded events between 1958 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,746 nationally and #91 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Trego County is the 2010s, when 42 of the county's 134 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 Trego County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 20.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,746 for this hazard and #91 within Kansas, putting it in the 44.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Trego County with 40 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.

• Hail 410
• Tornado 61

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Trego County, Kansas?

134 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Trego County between 1958 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Trego County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Trego County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Trego 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.