◆ CHAUTAUQUA, IA HAIL HISTORY · POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
Chautauqua, IA hail history & hail map
Chautauqua, Iowa has had 9 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 4.00″ (Softball). Most recent: Apr 23, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
9Hail events in the past 5 years
4.00″Largest recorded hail · Softball
4.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.00″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Chautauqua, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Chautauqua
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 4 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 4.00″ Softball | 2 ground reports (max 4.00″) |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 2 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| May 21, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Sep 18, 2022 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 0.75″ · 1 ground report (max 1.75″) |
| Jun 15, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Apr 13, 2022 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
More Iowa hail history
Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Chautauqua (41.300, -95.770) 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.