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.
2026 hail days by month
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Notable 2026 Storms
The most significant Front Range hail days this season, radar-estimated from NOAA MRMS. Each opens that storm's full record — map, radar cells, and a machine-readable data file.
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).
When Colorado Hail Strikes
Colorado hail events by month, 2015–present. The season runs April–September and peaks hard in June.
Colorado Hail by Year
Recorded hail events per year since 2015, with the largest stone each season.
Worst-Hit Counties
Most recorded hail events since 2015.
Biggest Hailstones on Record
Largest stones in NOAA's Colorado history.
For press & researchers
Cite This Report
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
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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