NOAA Storm Events · August 2023
Hail in August 2023: 920 NOAA reports across 41 states
NOAA logged 920 hail reports in August 2023, in 381 counties across 41 states. Colorado had the most (129). The largest stone was 5.25 inches (a softball), near Kirk in Yuma County, Colorado, on August 8, 2023. The worst day was August 7, 2023, with 193 reports in 19 states.
- Where
- 381 counties in 41 states; Colorado had 14% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 5.25 inches, a softball, in Yuma County, CO (near Kirk), on August 8, 2023
- Worst day
- August 7, 2023: 193 reports in 19 states, 21% of the month
- Days with hail
- 27 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
August 7, 2023 was the worst day with 193 reports. A day with hail averaged 34.
| August 1 | 40 |
|---|---|
| August 2 | 10 |
| August 3 | 36 |
| August 4 | 53 |
| August 5 | 83 |
| August 6 | 26 |
| August 7 | 193 |
| August 8 | 56 |
| August 9 | 21 |
| August 10 | 58 |
| August 11 | 142 |
| August 12 | 79 |
| August 13 | 29 |
| August 14 | 1 |
| August 15 | 14 |
| August 16 | 8 |
| August 17 | 14 |
| August 18 | 1 |
| August 19 | 0 |
| August 20 | 0 |
| August 21 | 1 |
| August 22 | 0 |
| August 23 | 8 |
| August 24 | 15 |
| August 25 | 11 |
| August 26 | 2 |
| August 27 | 9 |
| August 28 | 2 |
| August 29 | 0 |
| August 30 | 6 |
| August 31 | 2 |
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 | 129 |
|---|---|
| MN | 99 |
| KS | 92 |
| NE | 84 |
| SD | 60 |
| NY | 39 |
| ND | 37 |
| PA | 37 |
| WI | 32 |
| WV | 28 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 129 | 14.0% | 5.25 in |
| 2 | Minnesota | 99 | 10.8% | 3.75 in |
| 3 | Kansas | 92 | 10.0% | 4 in |
| 4 | Nebraska | 84 | 9.1% | 2.75 in |
| 5 | South Dakota | 60 | 6.5% | 2 in |
| 6 | New York | 39 | 4.2% | 1.5 in |
| 7 | North Dakota | 37 | 4.0% | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 37 | 4.0% | 3 in |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 32 | 3.5% | 2.5 in |
| 10 | West Virginia | 28 | 3.0% | 2.5 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso County, CO | 36 | 4 in |
| 2 | Hennepin County, MN | 27 | 3 in |
| 3 | Yuma County, CO | 24 | 5.25 in |
| 4 | Elbert County, CO | 13 | 2 in |
| 5 | Sherman County, KS | 13 | 1.5 in |
| 6 | Thomas County, KS | 12 | 2.75 in |
| 7 | Washington County, MD | 12 | 4 in |
| 8 | Custer County, SD | 11 | 2 in |
| 9 | Preston County, WV | 10 | 2.5 in |
| 10 | Sheridan County, NE | 10 | 2.5 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 381 counties and all 41 states.
How August 2023 compares
| Compared with | Reports | August 2023 was |
|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | 2,139 | -1,219 (-57%) |
| August 2022 | 378 | +542 (+143%) |
| the average August in the other 11 years | 772 | +148 (+19%) |
August 2023 was the 4th busiest August of the 12 in the record and the 52nd busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 768 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1022 |
| 2016 | 568 |
| 2017 | 769 |
| 2018 | 863 |
| 2019 | 1287 |
| 2020 | 974 |
| 2021 | 735 |
| 2022 | 378 |
| 2023 | 920 |
| 2024 | 636 |
| 2025 | 494 |
Every August 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.