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Aurelia, IA 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 Aurelia city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2019 | 3 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2018 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
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
- 71 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2025-06-16.
- 20 tornado events, most recent 2024-05-21.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Hail | 2.00" | 6.3 mi |
| 2025-06-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 5.9 mi |
| 2025-06-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 5.9 mi |
| 2025-06-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 6.8 mi |
| 2025-04-28 | Hail | 1.00" | 7 mi |
| 2025-04-18 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.6 mi |
| 2025-04-18 | Hail | 1.00" | 0.3 mi |
| 2025-04-18 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.3 mi |
| 2025-04-18 | Hail | 1.75" | 9.2 mi |
| 2024-07-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 0.3 mi |
2025-06-16: “Thunderstorm winds peeled off portions of the roof of a building.”
2025-06-16: “Thunderstorm wind gusts brought several large limbs down. As a result of limbs coming down on powerlines around Cherokee, up to 1800 electrical customers were without power.”
2025-04-18: “Winds were measured by a personal weather station.”
Disputing a claim at a Aurelia 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