Hail history in Independence, Kansas
Since 2015, hail was reported within 5 miles of Independence on 13 days. The largest was 4" (grapefruit) on April 3, 2015. The most recent hail report was on August 16, 2024.
10 largest hail days
Open a date to see the map and every report from that storm.
- DateApril 3, 2015
Reports3 reports within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest4" (grapefruit) - DateJune 25, 2024
Reports1 report within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest2.75" (baseball) - DateAugust 16, 2024
Reports2 reports within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest1.25" (half dollar) - DateApril 5, 2023
Reports1 report within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest1.25" (half dollar) - DateSeptember 8, 2023
Reports1 report within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest1" (quarter) - DateMay 19, 2018
Reports2 reports within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest1" (quarter) - DateMay 10, 2017
Reports1 report within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest1" (quarter) - DateSeptember 8, 2016
Reports1 report within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest1" (quarter) - DateApril 10, 2016
Reports2 reports within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest1" (quarter) - DateAugust 27, 2015
Reports1 report within 5 miles of IndependenceLargest0.88" (nickel)
Hail days by year
Each number is a day when hail was reported within 5 miles of Independence.
- 20154 days
- 20163 days
- 20171 day
- 20181 day
- 20190 days
- 20200 days
- 20210 days
- 20220 days
- 20232 days
- 20242 days
- 20250 days
- 20260 days
When hail is most common
Hail is most common in April (4 hail days), September (3 hail days) and May (2 hail days).
- January0 days
- February0 days
- March0 days
- April4 days
- May2 days
- June2 days
- July0 days
- August2 days
- September3 days
- October0 days
- November0 days
- December0 days
Where hail was reported
Under 1"1" to 1.74"1.75" (golf ball) and up
Reports show where people observed hail, not what fell on a particular roof. This is general information, not insurance, legal or roofing advice.