Hail Cheyenne, WY
Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Cheyenne. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Cheyenne has collected 23 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 2.50 inches and fell at 12 NE North Cheyenne. Hail reports are drawn from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters, and the count covers a 25 miles radius around the city. This is the same radius used for the city's long-term hail averages.
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Every figure on this page covers a 25 mile circle centered on Cheyenne. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 27.1 hail reports a year, coming on about 7.6 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 4.25 inches, on May 26, 2019.
Hail storms near Cheyenne in 2026
| Date | Size | Place | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | 2.50 inches tennis ball | 12 NE North CheyenneLaramie County | Trained Spotter |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 2.50 inches tennis ball | 12 NE North CheyenneLaramie County | Trained Spotter |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 2.00 inches hen egg | 12 WSW Gun BarrelLaramie County | Trained Spotter |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 6 NW North CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 2 SW South Greeley HighLaramie County | Public |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 0.30 inches pea | 1 WNW CheyenneLaramie County | NWS Employee |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 2 E CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 2 E CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | FederalLaramie County | Trained Spotter |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 2 NW CarpenterLaramie County | NWS Employee |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 5 W CarpenterLaramie County | Trained Spotter |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 4 SW HillsdaleLaramie County | NWS Employee |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 2 E CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 6 E North CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 7 E North CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 2 NW South Greeley HighLaramie County | Public |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 2 E CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 1 SW CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 S CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 8 SW South Greeley HighLaramie County | Trained Spotter |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 N Natural FortWeld County | Public |
| May 17, 2026 | 0.25 inches pea | Fox Farm-CollegeLaramie County | Public |
| May 9, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | 4 ESE North CheyenneLaramie County | Public |
WeatherTotals compiles National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, mostly from the public and trained spotters. Each report is flagged measured or estimated and lists its source and time.
Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Cheyenne
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Archer, Laramie County | May 26, 2019 |
| 4.00 inches | Softball | Cheyenne, Laramie County | Jun 12, 2017 |
| 3.00 inches | Tea cup | Cheyenne, Laramie County | Jun 12, 2017 |
| 3.00 inches | Tea cup | Arcola, Laramie County | Aug 1, 2025 |
| 2.75 inches | Baseball | Burns, Laramie County | Jun 29, 2001 |
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.
Hailstone sizes recorded near Cheyenne
| Stone size | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 inch | 68 | 12% |
| 1 to under 2 inches | 460 | 81% |
| 2 inches and larger | 42 | 7% |
The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 570 reports within 25 miles of Cheyenne from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.