Hail reports Kansas
No hail has been reported anywhere in Kansas during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Kansas sees 995 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 7.75 inches. That stone fell at Wichita Airport on Sep 15, 2010. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.
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NCEI Storm Events data place Kansas at 2 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking
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
Hail days in Kansas
| Dates | Top | Where | States | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2026 | 3.00 inches | 7 SW Bethune, CO | 4 | 26 |
| September 15, 2026 | 2.00 inches | Edgerton, KS | 4 | 19 |
Kansas counties with hail reports in 2026
- McPherson County8 · 2.00 inches
- Johnson County4 · 2.00 inches
- Miami County4 · 1.50 inches
- Geary County2 · 1.75 inches
- Wichita County2 · 1.75 inches
- Cloud County2 · 1.25 inches
- Reno County2 · 1.25 inches
- Morris County1 · 1.50 inches
- Cherokee County1 · 1.00 inches
- Lyon County1 · 1.00 inches
- Neosho County1 · 1.00 inches
- Pottawatomie County1 · 1.00 inches
- Wallace County1 · 1.00 inches
- Clay County1 · 0.75 inches
- Dickinson County1 · 0.75 inches
- Harper County1 · 0.75 inches
A county earns a spot here as soon as one report in the period is filed.
Recent days with reports in Kansas
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