◆ CLAY CENTER, KS HAIL HISTORY · CLAY COUNTY
Clay Center, KS hail history & hail map
Clay Center, Kansas has had 6 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.50″ (Ping Pong Ball). Most recent: May 15, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
6Hail events in the past 5 years
1.50″Largest recorded hail · Ping Pong Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.00″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Clay Center, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Clay Center
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 3 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| May 14, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.70″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.70″) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Feb 14, 2023 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Apr 13, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Clay Center (39.390, -97.130) 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.