The Storm Record · Colorado Edition

Colorado Hail Statistics

The annual Colorado Hail Report · 2026 edition — a living dataset, updated through the season.

Live 2026 hail activity from MRMS radar, plus the full NOAA Storm Events record going back to 1955. Sourced, specific, and updated within hours of each storm — not estimates.

Data current as of July 12, 2026 · Sources: NOAA MRMS · NOAA Storm Events Database

The 2026 Season So Far

As of July 12, 2026, NOAA MRMS radar has recorded 50 separate hail days across Colorado in the 2026 season, with the largest stones reaching 4.94 inches (radar-estimated). June has been the most active month so far. — Source: NOAA MRMS, via HailScore.

50
Hail days in Colorado this season
distinct days with ≥1″ MESH
4.94″
Largest hail detected in 2026
MRMS radar estimate
July
Most recent active month
latest storm July 12, 2026

2026 hail days by month

14Maymax 4.33
24Junemax 4.94
12Julymax 4.20

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The Historical Record

From NOAA's Storm Events Database — official, human-confirmed hail reports (distinct from the millions of automated radar detections that power your address-level score).

15,244
Documented Colorado hail events
1955–present, NOAA Storm Events
5.25″
Largest hailstone on record
bigger than a baseball
June
Most active month, historically
peak of Colorado hail season

When Colorado Hail Strikes

Colorado hail events by month, 2015–present. The season runs April–September and peaks hard in June.

Mar
3
Apr
90
May
1,091
Jun
1,514
Jul
1,161
Aug
870
Sep
156
Oct
28

Colorado Hail by Year

Recorded hail events per year since 2015, with the largest stone each season.

2015
4223.5
2016
5213.0
2017
3184.3
2018
6274.0
2019
5654.8
2020
3113.0
2021
2684.0
2022
2053.8
2023
7695.3
2024
4154.0
2025
4924.0

Worst-Hit Counties

Most recorded hail events since 2015.

1El Paso Countyup to 4.0809
2Weld Countyup to 4.3454
3Yuma Countyup to 5.3363
4Kit Carson Countyup to 4.8254
5Elbert Countyup to 3.5202
6Lincoln Countyup to 4.0182
7Arapahoe Countyup to 3.0181
8Washington Countyup to 4.5178
9Logan Countyup to 4.0172
10Pueblo Countyup to 3.0166

Biggest Hailstones on Record

Largest stones in NOAA's Colorado history.

5.25Yuma CountyAug 2023
4.83Kit Carson CountyAug 2019
4.50Morgan CountyJun 1979
4.50Sedgwick CountyMay 1996
4.50Logan CountyJul 2000
4.50Cheyenne CountyJun 1989
4.50Morgan CountyJul 1989
4.50Bent CountyOct 1997

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The Colorado Hail Report is free to cite. These figures measure hail exposure recorded in NOAA data — not confirmed property damage — and update within hours of each storm.

Ready-to-use stats

  • Colorado has recorded 50 hail days so far in 2026, with the largest stone reaching 4.94″ (MRMS radar). — HailScore
  • NOAA's Storm Events Database documents 15,244 Colorado hail events since 1955; the largest on record measured 5.25″. — HailScore
  • El Paso County leads Colorado with 809 recorded hail events since 2015. — HailScore
  • Colorado's hail season peaks in June, which sees more recorded hail than any other month. — HailScore

How to cite this page

HailScore. (2026). The Colorado Hail Report 2026. Retrieved from https://www.myhailscore.com/colorado-hail-statistics

Short attribution: “HailScore (myhailscore.com), based on NOAA NEXRAD radar and NOAA hail data.”

Sources & fact-check trail

Built from NOAA NEXRAD (SWDI), live MRMS, the NOAA Storm Events Database, SPC Local Storm Reports, NWS alerts, and CoCoRaHS volunteer reports. Full methodology and data sources: /methodology.

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