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Garden City, 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 Garden City city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 13 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2013 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
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
- 97 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2025-04-28.
- 20 tornado events, most recent 2019-05-29.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.4 mi |
| 2025-04-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 4.9 mi |
| 2024-07-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 8.2 mi |
| 2024-07-06 | Hail | 1.00" | 7.1 mi |
| 2024-07-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.8 mi |
| 2024-05-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.6 mi |
| 2024-04-27 | Hail | 0.75" | 6.6 mi |
| 2023-05-07 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.7 mi |
| 2023-05-07 | Hail | 1.75" | 8.7 mi |
| 2022-08-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 7.1 mi |
2025-05-19: “Pea to nickel sized hail with a few stones up to quarter sized.”
2025-04-28: “A personal weather station gusted to 59 mph.”
2024-07-06: “Several tree limbs down with the biggest being 15 inches in diameter.”
Disputing a claim at a Garden City 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