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Custer County, CO hail & severe wind history
22 storm reports on file for Custer County between 2012-04-11 and 2025-10-04 — 19 hail and 3 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 1.6 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
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22 of 22 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Custer County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 12:20 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 11.07 mi S of Rosita | Mesonet station AW342 Highlands Ranch observed a 61 mph wind gust with a decaying thunderstorm. |
| 2025-07-11 17:45 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 9.35 mi SE of Rosita | Hail measured to 1.25 inches occurred in Custer County. |
| 2023-10-02 05:31 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | .69 mi N of Westcliffe | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2021-05-17 10:55 | Hail | 1" quarter | 6.02 mi W of Westcliffe | No narrative filed · source: CoCoRaHS |
| 2018-08-07 17:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Rosita | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2018-08-07 17:18 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.5 mi S of Rosita | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2018-07-24 15:37 | Hail | 1" quarter | 6.91 mi S of Silver Cliff | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2018-07-24 16:15 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 11.75 mi S of Westcliffe | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2018-07-23 13:15 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.82 mi N of Silver Cliff | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-08-04 14:55 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 2.07 mi S of Wetmore | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2017-05-10 14:15 | Hail | 0.75" penny | .54 mi E of Wetmore | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2016-08-20 17:35 | Hail | 1" quarter | 5 mi SW of Rosita | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2016-06-01 16:23 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 0 mi N of Rosita | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2016-05-31 15:30 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 1.76 mi SW of Westcliffe | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2015-06-18 15:44 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 8.98 mi N of Rosita | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2015-06-01 15:30 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 1.63 mi W of Wetmore | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2014-07-16 18:42 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 4.96 mi NNE of Rosita | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2014-07-08 17:35 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 0 mi N of Westcliffe | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2012-05-19 16:45 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 4.96 mi NNE of Rosita | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2012-05-19 16:47 | Hail | 1" quarter | 4.96 mi NNE of Rosita | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2012-05-13 14:15 | Hail | 1" quarter | .41 mi E of Westcliffe | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2012-04-11 20:45 | Wind | 71 kt 82 mph | .54 mi W of Silver Cliff | No narrative filed · source: Mesonet |
Worst storm days in Custer County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-24 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2018-08-07 | 2 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2012-05-19 | 2 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2025-07-11 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2017-08-04 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2021-05-17 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2018-07-23 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2016-08-20 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2012-05-13 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2016-06-01 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) | — |
Reports by year
Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.
When does hail hit Custer County?
Across 9 years of records, May produced the most reports (6), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 0 | 0.0% |
| April | 1 | 4.5% |
| May | 6 | 27.3% |
| June | 3 | 13.6% |
| July | 6 | 27.3% |
| August | 4 | 18.2% |
| September | 0 | 0.0% |
| October | 2 | 9.1% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
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About these numbers
Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 8027). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.