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Westfield, 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 Westfield city centroid, 1950 to present.

120hail events since 1950
70≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
3.00"largest on record · 1960-08-05
2026-05-31most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 4 1.00" (quarter)
2025 4 1.75" (golf ball)
2024 4 1.75" (golf ball)
2023 7 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2022 0
2021 1 0.75" (penny)
2020 2 1.00" (quarter)
2019 0
2018 0
2017 4 2.00" (hen egg)
2016 3 1.00" (quarter)
2015 0
2014 2 1.00" (quarter)
2013 0
2012 3 1.50" (ping pong 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

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-05-31 Hail 1.00" 8.7 mi
2026-05-18 Hail 0.88" 6.5 mi
2026-05-18 Hail 0.88" 1.8 mi
2026-05-18 Hail 0.88" 5.6 mi
2025-07-29 Thunderstorm Wind 66 mph 6.6 mi
2025-07-07 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 5.9 mi
2025-07-07 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 4.3 mi
2025-06-02 Hail 1.50" 6.3 mi
2025-06-02 Thunderstorm Wind 75 mph 6.6 mi
2025-06-02 Thunderstorm Wind 85 mph 8.7 mi

2026-05-31: “Most hail was pea to nickel sized, but a few were quarter sized. A wall cloud was also reported about 3 to 4 miles to the west.”

2025-07-29: “Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.”

2025-07-07: “Thunderstorm winds damaged trees around Elk Point, which led to sporadic power outages.”

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-09-10