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Galesburg, KS 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 Galesburg city centroid, 1950 to present.

120hail events since 1950
81≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.50"largest on record · 1998-08-09
2026-04-27most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 5 1.75" (golf ball)
2025 0
2024 1 1.75" (golf ball)
2023 1 0.75" (penny)
2022 2 1.00" (quarter)
2021 2 2.00" (hen egg)
2020 3 1.25" (half dollar)
2019 2 1.75" (golf ball)
2018 3 1.00" (quarter)
2017 2 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 1 1.00" (quarter)
2015 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2014 1 0.75" (penny)
2013 2 1.00" (quarter)
2012 0

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
2026-04-27 Hail 1.00" 6 mi
2026-04-26 Hail 1.75" 9.3 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 1.00" 6.8 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 1.75" 9.1 mi
2026-03-31 Hail 1.00" 8.9 mi
2024-09-19 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 0.2 mi
2024-06-29 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 9.6 mi
2024-06-26 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 7.9 mi
2024-05-16 Hail 1.75" 10 mi
2023-07-14 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 10 mi

2026-03-31: “Hail was estimated to be quarter size.”

2024-06-29: “Large tree branches were reported down via social media.”

2024-06-26: “Dime sized hail was reported along with 70 mph winds.”

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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