HailEvidence → hail history → Peru, NE
Peru, NE 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 Peru 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 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 10 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2022 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2021 | 3 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2020 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 8 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2014 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2013 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2012 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
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
- 111 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 86 mph, most recent 2024-05-24.
- 16 tornado events, most recent 2008-06-05.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-29 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.4 mi |
| 2024-07-10 | Hail | 1.00" | 5.8 mi |
| 2024-05-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 7.4 mi |
| 2024-05-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 7.4 mi |
| 2024-05-06 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.3 mi |
| 2024-04-30 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.5 mi |
| 2024-04-30 | Hail | 1.00" | 7 mi |
| 2023-05-12 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.4 mi |
| 2023-05-12 | Hail | 1.75" | 6.8 mi |
| 2023-05-12 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.8 mi |
2025-03-29: “Trained spotter report of pea sized hail with intermittent quarter (1) sized hail.”
2024-07-10: “A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail.”
2024-05-24: “A 58 miles per hour wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station.”
Disputing a claim at a Peru 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