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Denver hail season 2026
50 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 5 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2026 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2026, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | 25 | 2.00" | ELBERT, DOUGLAS, ARAPAHOE, DENVER |
| June 8, 2026 | 17 | 1.75" | DOUGLAS, ELBERT, JEFFERSON, ADAMS |
| June 24, 2026 | 4 | 1.00" | ARAPAHOE, JEFFERSON |
| June 26, 2026 | 3 | 1.00" | JEFFERSON, ADAMS |
| June 3, 2026 | 1 | 1.00" | DOUGLAS |
When it fell
Jun 50
Preliminary 2026 reports (SPC, season in progress)
Same-day SPC storm reports through 2026-10-01, before NCEI compiles the final record: 74 reports ≥1″ on 9 days, up to 2.00". Preliminary counts shift as reports are quality-controlled; they are labeled preliminary in every report we generate.
| Date (preliminary) | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | 26 | 2.00" | 3 E Elizabeth, 2 SE Chatfield Reservoi, 5 S Watkins, 4 E Buckley AFB |
| June 8, 2026 | 20 | 1.75" | 4 W The Pinery, 1 W The Pinery, 5 NE Ponderosa Park, 2 SW Parker |
| August 26, 2026 | 10 | 1.25" | 2 SW The Pinery, 1 ESE Castle Pines, 2 ESE Castle Pines, 1 NW Castle Pines |
| August 13, 2026 | 7 | 1.75" | Centennial, 1 WNW Foxfield, 2 NNW Foxfield, 2 W Arapahoe Park |
| August 22, 2026 | 6 | 1.50" | 2 S Arapahoe Park, 6 SSE Watkins, 5 SSE Watkins, Brighton |
Wind context: the record also holds 2 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2026 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260918, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 35 miles of the Denver anchor. Preliminary counts: SPC daily storm reports through 2026-10-01. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.