Kansas sits at #1 of 44 states we track on hail density: 121.1 reports per 1,000 square miles, 9,701 reports in 101 counties. The state's largest stone, 5 inches (a softball), fell in Marshall County on April 26, 2016. Top three: Sedgwick County (382), Sherman County (266), Johnson County (239). No single county dominates.
9,701reports
101counties
5 inlargest stone
121.1per 1,000 sq mi
Year by year
Hail reports in Kansas, by year
Year
Reports
Largest
2014
970
4.25 in
2015
902
4.5 in
2016
1,025
5 in
2017
977
4.25 in
2018
800
4 in
2019
829
3 in
2020
589
4.5 in
2021
537
4 in
2022
463
4 in
2023
768
4 in
2024
756
4.5 in
2025
536
4 in
2026 (Jan–Jun)
549
4 in
2016 was the busiest year (1,025 reports) and 2022 the quietest (463). Kansas averaged 608 reports a year from 2020 to 2025, 34% under the 917 of 2014 to 2019. 2026 stands at 549 through June, against a full-year average of 763. NOAA puts reported hail damage at $28 million over the period.
Kansas: reports by month
Hail reports in Kansas by month
Jan
0
Feb
26
Mar
379
Apr
1693
May
3101
Jun
1910
Jul
797
Aug
870
Sep
584
Oct
268
Nov
56
Dec
17
May dominates the calendar: 3,101 of 9,701 reports, 32%. April to June alone bring 69%. 746 of 9,701 reports fell outside April to September.
Median build year in Kansas: 1975. 80.3% of 1,285,221 homes predate 2000. Houses permitted since 2014: 66,403, or 51.7 per 1,000 homes. Busiest year: 2021.
