NOAA Storm Events · August 2025
Hail in August 2025: 494 NOAA reports across 28 states
NOAA logged 494 hail reports in August 2025, in 204 counties across 28 states. Colorado had the most (120). The largest stone was 4 inches (a grapefruit), near Manter in Stanton County, Kansas, on August 3, 2025. The worst day was August 9, 2025, with 75 reports in 7 states.
- Where
- 204 counties in 28 states; Colorado had 24% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4 inches, a grapefruit, in Stanton County, KS (near Manter), on August 3, 2025
- Worst day
- August 9, 2025: 75 reports in 7 states, 15% of the month
- Days with hail
- 28 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 9, 2025 was the worst day with 75 reports. A day with hail averaged 18.
| August 1 | 25 |
|---|---|
| August 2 | 13 |
| August 3 | 42 |
| August 4 | 22 |
| August 5 | 31 |
| August 6 | 5 |
| August 7 | 47 |
| August 8 | 6 |
| August 9 | 75 |
| August 10 | 27 |
| August 11 | 28 |
| August 12 | 2 |
| August 13 | 10 |
| August 14 | 20 |
| August 15 | 27 |
| August 16 | 41 |
| August 17 | 5 |
| August 18 | 8 |
| August 19 | 8 |
| August 20 | 1 |
| August 21 | 6 |
| August 22 | 6 |
| August 23 | 7 |
| August 24 | 14 |
| August 25 | 0 |
| August 26 | 0 |
| August 27 | 10 |
| August 28 | 1 |
| August 29 | 6 |
| August 30 | 0 |
| August 31 | 1 |
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 | 120 |
|---|---|
| SD | 56 |
| KS | 53 |
| MN | 48 |
| MT | 35 |
| NE | 23 |
| TX | 20 |
| WI | 18 |
| IL | 17 |
| WY | 14 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 120 | 24.3% | 4 in |
| 2 | South Dakota | 56 | 11.3% | 3 in |
| 3 | Kansas | 53 | 10.7% | 4 in |
| 4 | Minnesota | 48 | 9.7% | 2.75 in |
| 5 | Montana | 35 | 7.1% | 2 in |
| 6 | Nebraska | 23 | 4.7% | 2.25 in |
| 7 | Texas | 20 | 4.0% | 2.5 in |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 18 | 3.6% | 2 in |
| 9 | Illinois | 17 | 3.4% | 3 in |
| 10 | Wyoming | 14 | 2.8% | 3 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County, CO | 41 | 4 in |
| 2 | Elbert County, CO | 21 | 3 in |
| 3 | Yellowstone County, MT | 18 | 1.75 in |
| 4 | Laramie County, WY | 12 | 3 in |
| 5 | Onondaga County, NY | 8 | 1.75 in |
| 6 | Las Animas County, CO | 7 | 3.25 in |
| 7 | Rock County, WI | 7 | 1.5 in |
| 8 | Cook County, IL | 6 | 1.25 in |
| 9 | Dawson County, MT | 6 | 2 in |
| 10 | Jefferson County, CO | 6 | 1.5 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 204 counties and all 28 states.
How August 2025 compares
| Compared with | Reports | August 2025 was |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 768 | -274 (-36%) |
| August 2024 | 636 | -142 (-22%) |
| the average August in the other 11 years | 811 | -317 (-39%) |
August 2025 was the 11th busiest August of the 12 in the record and the 76th 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.
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