Hail reports Kansas
No hail reports arrived in Kansas in the last 24 hours. The state averages about 995 reports a year, and its largest stone on record measured 7.75 inches at Wichita Airport on Sep 15, 2010.
From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 995 hail reports in Kansas a year, across about 75 days.
Largest hailstones on record in Kansas
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.75 inches | Grapefruit | Wichita Airport, Sedgwick County | Sep 15, 2010 |
| 6.00 inches | Grapefruit | Timken, Rush County | May 24, 2011 |
| 5.50 inches | Grapefruit | Ingalls, Gray County | May 26, 1996 |
| 5.25 inches | Grapefruit | Topeka, Shawnee County | May 21, 2011 |
| 5.25 inches | Grapefruit | Montrose, Jewell County | May 27, 2013 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Mullinville, Kiowa County | Jun 11, 1996 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Bucklin, Kiowa County | Jul 23, 1996 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Rose Hill, Butler County | Apr 8, 2011 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Bremen, Marshall County | Apr 26, 2016 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Dodge City, Ford County | May 24, 2016 |
Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.4 | 10 | 51 | 154 | 300 | 231 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 23 | 6 | 1 |
Counties in Kansas with the most hail reports
| County | Reports a year |
|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 36.0 |
| Ford | 25.7 |
| Butler | 22.6 |
| Sherman | 19.7 |
| Johnson | 17.4 |
| Reno | 17.4 |
| Cowley | 17.3 |
| Barton | 14.9 |
| Ellis | 14.5 |
| Shawnee | 14.5 |
Cities in Kansas with hail data
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