15,245
Recorded events
62
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$4.9B
Property damage
Colorado hail history: 15,245 recorded events across 62 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
Colorado hail history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 4,480 reported hail events across Colorado. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in Colorado
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | El Paso County | 1,911 | 0 | $376.9M | 1955–2025 |
| #2 | Weld County | 1,168 | 0 | $10.9M | 1955–2025 |
| #3 | Yuma County | 1,028 | 0 | $2.0M | 1958–2025 |
| #4 | Kit Carson County | 840 | 0 | $1.0M | 1958–2026 |
| #5 | Washington County | 651 | 0 | $30K | 1955–2025 |
| #6 | Larimer County | 616 | 0 | $2.6M | 1955–2025 |
| #7 | Arapahoe County | 592 | 0 | $1.1B | 1962–2025 |
| #8 | Lincoln County | 566 | 0 | $11K | 1955–2025 |
| #9 | Elbert County | 557 | 0 | $10K | 1957–2025 |
| #10 | Pueblo County | 549 | 0 | $154.6M | 1958–2025 |
| #11 | Logan County | 522 | 0 | $21K | 1956–2025 |
| #12 | Jefferson County | 506 | 0 | $2.7B | 1960–2025 |
| #13 | Adams County | 489 | 0 | $438.8M | 1955–2025 |
| #14 | Cheyenne County | 484 | 0 | $895K | 1961–2025 |
| #15 | Morgan County | 478 | 0 | $2.2M | 1958–2025 |
| #16 | Douglas County | 428 | 0 | $3.0M | 1961–2025 |
| #17 | Baca County | 399 | 0 | $400K | 1955–2025 |
| #18 | Prowers County | 366 | 0 | $5.3M | 1958–2024 |
| #19 | Boulder County | 356 | 0 | $1.0M | 1962–2025 |
| #20 | Denver County | 337 | 0 | $156.5M | 1955–2025 |
| #21 | Kiowa County | 323 | 0 | $20K | 1960–2025 |
| #22 | Las Animas County | 317 | 0 | $10K | 1958–2025 |
| #23 | Phillips County | 219 | 0 | $20K | 1955–2025 |
| #24 | Otero County | 219 | 0 | $70K | 1957–2024 |
| #25 | Sedgwick County | 182 | 0 | $0 | 1959–2024 |