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Hail in Colfax County, New Mexico
302 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Colfax County, New Mexico, has 302 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 51 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 133 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 158 events against 125 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 5.7% of the 5,297 hail events recorded in New Mexico; its 8.0 per 100 square miles compares with 4.4 statewide.
63 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.75 inches (baseball size).
Compared with New Mexico
| Measure | Colfax County | New Mexico | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 302 | 5,297 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 8.0 | 4.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 244.2 | 25.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
4May
48Jun
133Jul
55Aug
46Sep
14Oct
2Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
The 191 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 302. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.70 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.50 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.25 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Hail | 2.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2014 | Hail | 2.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1997 | Hail | 0.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1995 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Hail | 2.75 in | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1992 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | 4 | County |
| 31 May 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1990 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1989 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1983 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1979 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 1972 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1972 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1969 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1968 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Hail | 1.63 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1965 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1964 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1962 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1961 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1961 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1961 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1960 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1958 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1956 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1956 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Colfax County had?
302 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Colfax County?
17 Sep 2025 (Hail, 1.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Colfax County?
The hail of 2 Aug 1993, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5.0M.
How does Colfax County compare with New Mexico for hail?
8.0 events per 100 square miles against 4.4 statewide; the county holds 302 of the state's 5,297 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.