NOAA Storm Events · June 2018
Hail in June 2018: 1,822 NOAA reports across 39 states
NOAA logged 1,822 hail reports in June 2018, in 621 counties across 39 states. Colorado had the most (237). The largest stone was 4.5 inches (a softball), near Newell in Butte County, South Dakota, on June 29, 2018. The worst day was June 19, 2018, with 136 reports in 7 states.
- Where
- 621 counties in 39 states; Colorado had 13% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4.5 inches, a softball, in Butte County, SD (near Newell), on June 29, 2018
- Worst day
- June 19, 2018: 136 reports in 7 states, 7% of the month
- Days with hail
- 30 of 30 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
June 19, 2018 was the worst day with 136 reports. A day with hail averaged 61.
| June 1 | 94 |
|---|---|
| June 2 | 25 |
| June 3 | 47 |
| June 4 | 11 |
| June 5 | 28 |
| June 6 | 119 |
| June 7 | 61 |
| June 8 | 85 |
| June 9 | 54 |
| June 10 | 46 |
| June 11 | 85 |
| June 12 | 83 |
| June 13 | 37 |
| June 14 | 93 |
| June 15 | 74 |
| June 16 | 42 |
| June 17 | 21 |
| June 18 | 65 |
| June 19 | 136 |
| June 20 | 8 |
| June 21 | 20 |
| June 22 | 62 |
| June 23 | 63 |
| June 24 | 64 |
| June 25 | 26 |
| June 26 | 84 |
| June 27 | 44 |
| June 28 | 101 |
| June 29 | 62 |
| June 30 | 82 |
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 | 237 |
|---|---|
| SD | 182 |
| KS | 173 |
| NE | 155 |
| ND | 140 |
| IA | 112 |
| TX | 110 |
| MT | 102 |
| WY | 77 |
| MN | 61 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 237 | 13.0% | 4 in |
| 2 | South Dakota | 182 | 10.0% | 4.5 in |
| 3 | Kansas | 173 | 9.5% | 3.25 in |
| 4 | Nebraska | 155 | 8.5% | 2.75 in |
| 5 | North Dakota | 140 | 7.7% | 3.5 in |
| 6 | Iowa | 112 | 6.1% | 2.5 in |
| 7 | Texas | 110 | 6.0% | 3 in |
| 8 | Montana | 102 | 5.6% | 2.5 in |
| 9 | Wyoming | 77 | 4.2% | 2.5 in |
| 10 | Minnesota | 61 | 3.3% | 1.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso County, CO | 61 | 3 in |
| 2 | Weld County, CO | 33 | 2.5 in |
| 3 | Pennington County, SD | 32 | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Boulder County, CO | 28 | 3 in |
| 5 | Meade County, SD | 22 | 3.5 in |
| 6 | Laramie County, WY | 21 | 1.5 in |
| 7 | Arapahoe County, CO | 18 | 3 in |
| 8 | Crook County, WY | 16 | 2.5 in |
| 9 | Morton County, KS | 14 | 2 in |
| 10 | Adams County, ND | 13 | 3 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 621 counties and all 39 states.
How June 2018 compares
| Compared with | Reports | June 2018 was |
|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | 2,347 | -525 (-22%) |
| June 2017 | 1,818 | +4 (+0%) |
| the average June in the other 12 years | 1,727 | +95 (+6%) |
June 2018 was the 5th busiest June of the 13 in the record and the 17th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 2612 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2409 |
| 2016 | 1338 |
| 2017 | 1818 |
| 2018 | 1822 |
| 2019 | 1924 |
| 2020 | 1387 |
| 2021 | 1006 |
| 2022 | 1508 |
| 2023 | 2841 |
| 2024 | 1264 |
| 2025 | 1384 |
| 2026 | 1228 |
Every June in the record, 2014 to 2026. 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.