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Bertram, IA 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 Bertram city centroid, 1950 to present.

271hail events since 1950
183≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
2.75"largest on record · 2020-04-07
2026-04-17most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 18 2.00" (hen egg)
2025 2 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2024 2 1.00" (quarter)
2023 26 1.75" (golf ball)
2022 4 1.00" (quarter)
2021 0
2020 24 2.75" (baseball)
2019 6 0.88" (nickel)
2018 4 1.75" (golf ball)
2017 12 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 0
2015 22 2.50" (tennis ball)
2014 2 1.00" (quarter)
2013 5 1.00" (quarter)
2012 11 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

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-04-17 Hail 1.00" 4.6 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 1.00" 10 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 1.00" 8.9 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 9.4 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 10 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.75" 5.6 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 6.2 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.25" 5.4 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 6.2 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 7.7 mi

2026-04-17: “Photo of quarter size hail reported through social media. Time estimated using radar data.”

2026-04-17: “Relayed by emergency management.”

2026-04-17: “Reported on Mping. Time estimated using radar data.”

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Nearby hail history

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09