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Which month does Kansas City get hail?
Hail is most common in Kansas City in May — 380 of 1,547 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (25%) fell in May. Most severe hail near Kansas City falls between March–June: about 76% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Kansas City
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 35 miles of Kansas City since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 0% |
| February | 29 | 2% |
| March | 238 | 15% |
| April | 329 | 21% |
| May (peak) | 380 | 25% |
| June | 228 | 15% |
| July | 86 | 6% |
| August | 77 | 5% |
| September | 126 | 8% |
| October | 29 | 2% |
| November | 20 | 1% |
| December | 3 | 0% |
Kansas City hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 35 miles of Kansas City, grouped by season — 1,547 reports since 1996, the largest 5.50" (2010-09-18). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260918); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (in progress) | 48 | 2 | 3.00" |
| 2025 | 54 | 6 | 2.50" |
| 2024 | 88 | 9 | 3.50" |
| 2023 | 53 | 12 | 4.00" |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 1.25" |
| 2021 | 47 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2020 | 16 | 8 | 2.75" |
| 2019 | 69 | 10 | 2.50" |
| 2018 | 34 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 2017 | 88 | 12 | 2.85" |
| 2016 | 109 | 10 | 3.00" |
| 2015 | 31 | 7 | 2.25" |
| 2014 | 58 | 9 | 2.50" |
| 2013 | 15 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2012 | 23 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2011 | 101 | 18 | 4.50" |
| 2010 | 90 | 17 | 5.50" |
| 2009 | 42 | 11 | 2.50" |
| 2008 | 99 | 17 | 2.75" |
| 2007 | 26 | 10 | 2.00" |
| 2006 | 117 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 2005 | 62 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 2004 | 26 | 8 | 2.75" |
| 2003 | 86 | 17 | 3.00" |
| 2002 | 21 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 2001 | 45 | 14 | 2.75" |
| 2000 | 33 | 9 | 2.75" |
| 1999 | 7 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 1998 | 24 | 11 | 2.00" |
| 1997 | 14 | 4 | 2.00" |
| 1996 | 13 | 5 | 2.75" |
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.
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