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Colby, KS 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 Colby city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 10 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 18 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 1 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2018 | 9 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2017 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 13 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2015 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2014 | 9 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2013 | 8 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
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
- 197 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2025-07-19.
- 21 tornado events, most recent 2023-05-11.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | Hail | 1.00" | 1 mi |
| 2025-07-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.3 mi |
| 2025-07-10 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 5.8 mi |
| 2025-07-10 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 4 mi |
| 2025-07-10 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 2.4 mi |
| 2025-07-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | 2.2 mi |
| 2025-07-06 | Hail | 1.00" | 7.8 mi |
| 2025-06-19 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.2 mi |
| 2025-06-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 2.1 mi |
| 2025-06-16 | Hail | 0.75" | 0.4 mi |
2025-07-19: “Sporadic quarter sized hail report.”
2025-07-19: “Lots of pea size hail and torrential rainfall occurring with 60 MPH winds.”
2025-07-10: “Social media report of wind gusts up to 70 mph and quarter mile visibility in blowing dust. These were both associated with the outflow from thunderstorms.”
Storm-day records for Colby — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Colby has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Colby, KS on June 21, 2026 — up to 1.00"
- Hail in Colby, KS on May 16, 2026 — up to 1.00"
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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-07-25