HailEvidence → hail history → Brighton, CO
Brighton, CO hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Brighton city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 12 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 10 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 11 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2021 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 6 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2019 | 10 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 13 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2017 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 3 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2015 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 61 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 81 mph, most recent 2023-07-24.
- 71 tornado events, most recent 2025-06-13.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | Hail | 1.00" | 8 mi |
| 2025-08-01 | Hail | 0.75" | 8.6 mi |
| 2025-06-17 | Hail | 1.00" | 9 mi |
| 2025-06-17 | Hail | 0.75" | 7.7 mi |
| 2025-06-17 | Hail | 1.25" | 7.1 mi |
| 2025-06-17 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.6 mi |
| 2025-06-17 | Hail | 0.75" | 6.4 mi |
| 2025-06-17 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.4 mi |
| 2025-06-17 | Hail | 1.00" | 4.6 mi |
| 2025-06-17 | Hail | 1.50" | 0.5 mi |
2025-08-01: “Report received from mPING.”
2025-08-01: “Report received from mPING.”
2025-06-17: “Report from mping.”
Disputing a claim at a Brighton address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12