◆ STERLING, CO HAIL HISTORY · LOGAN COUNTY
Sterling, CO hail history & hail map
Sterling, Colorado has had 12 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.50″ (Tennis Ball). Most recent: Sep 5, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
12Hail events in the past 5 years
2.50″Largest recorded hail · Tennis Ball
2.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Sterling, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Sterling
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 0.75″ · 1 ground report (max 1.75″) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 1 ground report (max 1.25″) |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 3 ground reports (max 2.50″) |
| Jun 21, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 2 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Aug 14, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 7 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | 2 ground reports (max 2.50″) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 40 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | 1 ground report (max 2.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Sterling (40.620, -103.220) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.