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Sherman County, KS hail & severe wind history
616 storm reports on file for Sherman County between 2010-04-22 and 2026-06-20 — 331 hail and 285 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 36.2 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jun 8, 2026 — 1.75" (golf ball), 0.57 mi NW of Kanorado.
- Hail was reported on 139 days since 2010 — about 8.2 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4" (grapefruit) on Jun 14, 2014.
- Sherman County has more hail reports than 98% of the 105 Kansas counties we cover.
Search every Sherman County report
Check a single date first, or filter the full record below — pick a year, narrow to a month, or drag the hail-size slider to see only the larger stones (1", quarter size, is the National Weather Service severe threshold).
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Worst storm days in Sherman County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-14 | 18 | 4" (grapefruit) | 92 mph |
| 2026-05-16 | 16 | 2.75" (baseball) | 82 mph |
| 2017-05-31 | 14 | 2" (hen egg) | 90 mph |
| 2018-06-30 | 13 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 85 mph |
| 2010-05-23 | 13 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 90 mph |
| 2017-05-26 | 12 | 2" (hen egg) | 64 mph |
| 2023-08-07 | 12 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 58 mph |
| 2024-08-11 | 11 | 2" (hen egg) | 81 mph |
| 2011-05-24 | 11 | 1" (quarter) | 81 mph |
| 2016-09-15 | 10 | 2.75" (baseball) | 81 mph |
Reports by year
Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.
Notable large-hail events (2" and up)
| Date | Size | Near | What was reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | 2.75" baseball | .65 mi NW of Kanorado | Hail report sizes across town ranged from quarter, to golfball, to baseball. |
| 2026-05-16 | 2.75" baseball | .87 mi NW of Ruleton | Hail report sizes ranged from half-dollar, to hen egg, to baseball. |
| 2026-05-16 | 2.5" tennis ball | 2.76 mi WNW of Ruleton | Report courtesy of spotter network. |
| 2026-05-16 | 2.5" tennis ball | 2.25 mi ENE of Kanorado | Report from mPing. |
| 2026-05-16 | 2.32" hen egg | .47 mi E of Goodland | Received several reports of large hail across Goodland from several different sources. Hail diameter sizes ranged from half-dollar, to golfball, to hen egg, to nearly tennis ball. |
| 2026-05-16 | 2.7" tennis ball | 1.48 mi SSW of Goodland | Reported hail sizes ranged from ping-pong to nearly baseball. |
| 2026-05-16 | 2" hen egg | .27 mi S of Goodland Arpt | Two-inch diameter hail measured at the National Weather Service office. |
| 2026-05-16 | 2.4" hen egg | 3.8 mi W of Ruleton | Measured 2.4 inch diameter hail. The hailstone had been lying on the ground for a few minutes before measurement. |
When does hail hit Sherman County?
Across 17 years of records, May produced the most reports (188), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 2 | 0.3% |
| March | 3 | 0.5% |
| April | 29 | 4.7% |
| May | 188 | 30.5% |
| June | 164 | 26.6% |
| July | 92 | 14.9% |
| August | 98 | 15.9% |
| September | 32 | 5.2% |
| October | 7 | 1.1% |
| November | 1 | 0.2% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Sherman County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Kit Carson County, CO | 612 | 4.83" |
| Thomas County, KS | 447 | 4.25" |
| Cheyenne County, KS | 406 | 4.25" |
| Logan County, KS | 396 | 4.25" |
| Rawlins County, KS | 367 | 4" |
| Wallace County, KS | 246 | 4.25" |
Common questions about hail in Sherman County
- How often does it hail in Sherman County?
- Hail was reported on 139 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 8.2 days a year, with May the busiest month for storm reports. 246 reports were quarter size (1") or larger.
- Does a report here mean hail hit my street?
- Not necessarily. Each report is one observation tied to a nearby landmark, and a county can be large. Storms also go unreported where few people live. Use the date check above to see what was reported nearby, and treat it as a starting point.
- How big is a 1.75" hailstone?
- Forecasters describe hail by everyday objects: 1" is a quarter, 1.75" a golf ball, 2.75" a baseball. The sizes in these reports are estimates made by the person reporting, not lab measurements.
- Where do I get the official record?
- All reports here come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which you can search directly. For anything formal, use NOAA’s own records rather than this page.
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About these numbers
Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 20181). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.