NOAA Storm Events · July 2016
Hail in July 2016: 1,560 NOAA reports across 45 states
NOAA logged 1,560 hail reports in July 2016, in 563 counties across 45 states. Colorado had the most (224). The largest stone was 4.25 inches (a grapefruit), near Bird City in Cheyenne County, Kansas, on July 7, 2016. The worst day was July 8, 2016, with 122 reports in 16 states.
- Where
- 563 counties in 45 states; Colorado had 14% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4.25 inches, a grapefruit, in Cheyenne County, KS (near Bird City), on July 7, 2016
- Worst day
- July 8, 2016: 122 reports in 16 states, 8% of the month
- Days with hail
- 31 of 31 days had at least one report
- under 1 in
- 1 to 1.74 in
- 1.75 to 2.74 in
- 2.75 in and up
Day by day
July 8, 2016 was the worst day with 122 reports. A day with hail averaged 50.
| July 1 | 25 |
|---|---|
| July 2 | 13 |
| July 3 | 33 |
| July 4 | 27 |
| July 5 | 70 |
| July 6 | 60 |
| July 7 | 72 |
| July 8 | 122 |
| July 9 | 74 |
| July 10 | 45 |
| July 11 | 49 |
| July 12 | 21 |
| July 13 | 69 |
| July 14 | 86 |
| July 15 | 51 |
| July 16 | 75 |
| July 17 | 39 |
| July 18 | 59 |
| July 19 | 72 |
| July 20 | 36 |
| July 21 | 19 |
| July 22 | 53 |
| July 23 | 29 |
| July 24 | 14 |
| July 25 | 12 |
| July 26 | 45 |
| July 27 | 84 |
| July 28 | 68 |
| July 29 | 76 |
| July 30 | 37 |
| July 31 | 25 |
Where it hit hardest
Ranked by NOAA hail reports. A report is one spotter or sensor entry for one county and storm, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell.
| CO | 224 |
|---|---|
| SD | 200 |
| ND | 178 |
| NE | 118 |
| MN | 88 |
| KS | 84 |
| MT | 81 |
| WY | 79 |
| MI | 47 |
| NC | 41 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 224 | 14.4% | 2.75 in |
| 2 | South Dakota | 200 | 12.8% | 3 in |
| 3 | North Dakota | 178 | 11.4% | 4 in |
| 4 | Nebraska | 118 | 7.6% | 2.75 in |
| 5 | Minnesota | 88 | 5.6% | 3 in |
| 6 | Kansas | 84 | 5.4% | 4.25 in |
| 7 | Montana | 81 | 5.2% | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Wyoming | 79 | 5.1% | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Michigan | 47 | 3.0% | 3 in |
| 10 | North Carolina | 41 | 2.6% | 1.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso County, CO | 95 | 2.5 in |
| 2 | Weld County, CO | 41 | 2.5 in |
| 3 | Laramie County, WY | 34 | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Pennington County, SD | 32 | 2 in |
| 5 | Meade County, SD | 27 | 3 in |
| 6 | Pueblo County, CO | 17 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Perkins County, SD | 16 | 2.25 in |
| 8 | Dewey County, SD | 13 | 2.5 in |
| 9 | Fallon County, MT | 12 | 2 in |
| 10 | Benson County, ND | 11 | 2.5 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 563 counties and all 45 states.
How July 2016 compares
| Compared with | Reports | July 2016 was |
|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | 1,338 | +222 (+17%) |
| July 2015 | 1,122 | +438 (+39%) |
| the average July in the other 11 years | 1,142 | +418 (+37%) |
July 2016 was the 2nd busiest July of the 12 in the record and the 23rd busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 1287 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1122 |
| 2016 | 1560 |
| 2017 | 1064 |
| 2018 | 1140 |
| 2019 | 1141 |
| 2020 | 1392 |
| 2021 | 764 |
| 2022 | 898 |
| 2023 | 2139 |
| 2024 | 844 |
| 2025 | 768 |
Every July in the record, 2014 to 2025. Months after June 2026 are not in NOAA's file yet.
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Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, hail rows at county level, data through June 2026. Reports are preliminary and unverified: they show that hail was reported in a county, not that a given roof was damaged. Method: how we count. More: State of Hail by year · county hail history · press.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, public domain. Counts and tables on this page are free to reuse with credit to PickARoofer under CC BY 4.0.