Hail & Wind Storms in Lake Havasu City, AZ — Latest Dates and Sizes
Hail and wind activity within ~25 miles of Lake Havasu City, Arizona or recorded for its county: the last 12 months from NWS warnings, storm reports, and station measurements, plus official NOAA records back to 2010.
Latest hail and wind near Lake Havasu City
- Last reported hail (0.75 in.+, screening): August 30, 2026 — 1.00 in. reported 12.9 mi N of Lake Havasu City (Desert Hills), SPC storm report.
- Last wind gust 45 mph+ (screening): August 12, 2026 — 61 mph measured 6.9 mi N of Lake Havasu City (1 N Desert Hills), NWS Local Storm Report.
- 2026 so far: 1 hail day and 2 wind days within 25 miles (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — |
| August 12, 2026 | — | 61 mph measured |
| July 17, 2026 | — | 57 mph reported |
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Lake Havasu City storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 61 wind and hail events, NWS warning products included, within 25 miles of Lake Havasu City, Arizona (including the parts of California inside that circle) or recorded for Mohave County in the 12 months ending October 7, 2026 (43 wind, 18 hail).
- The strongest gust within 25 miles of Lake Havasu City in the last 12 months was 61 mph, measured 6.9 mi N of Lake Havasu City (1 N Desert Hills) on August 12, 2026 (NWS Local Storm Report; storm reports and station gusts only, warnings excluded).
- The largest hail reported within 25 miles of Lake Havasu City in the last 12 months was 1.00 in., 12.9 mi N of Lake Havasu City (Desert Hills) on August 30, 2026 (SPC storm report).
- The busiest day by event count near Lake Havasu City was September 28, 2026, with 6 events.
- Mohave County alone recorded 59 of those wind and hail events (41 wind, 18 hail); the Arizona page ranks counties by events of every type, floods and Special Weather Statements included.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Lake Havasu City — home to about 58,000 residents — draws on StormAuditor's consolidated public record: 61 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Lake Havasu City (including the parts of California inside that circle) or recorded for Mohave County in the trailing 12 months — 43 wind and 18 hail.
Events combine NWS warning products, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements and official NCEI records in one event table. Because they include warnings, and wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, they measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year.
Busiest days near Lake Havasu City by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- September 28, 2026 — 6 events incl. warnings · 4 wind · 2 hail
- July 17, 2026 — 5 events incl. warnings · 4 wind · 1 hail
- August 12, 2026 — 4 events incl. warnings · 3 wind · 1 hail
- August 30, 2026 — 3 events incl. warnings · 1 wind · 2 hail
- August 14, 2026 — 3 events incl. warnings · 1 wind · 2 hail
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report within 25 miles of Lake Havasu City showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The latest and largest hail, the latest and strongest gust, and the storm-day table all use this record. The 25-mile circle around Lake Havasu City reaches into California. Values marked with that state's name come from there: they count for Lake Havasu City but not on the Arizona state page, which counts reports inside Arizona only.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count NWS warnings, storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts (50 mph+) and NCEI entries within 25 miles of Lake Havasu City or recorded for Mohave County, tornado entries counted as wind. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for hail and for wind. A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings count once per county per day, and each NCEI entry once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. Events measure how busy the area was, not whether a storm hit: one storm can bring warnings and reports from many places, so the busiest days by event count can differ from the storm days.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) within 25 miles of Lake Havasu City or in Mohave County from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
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Lake Havasu City hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 6, 2025. Storms from October 7, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 224 NCEI Storm Events entries within 25 miles of Lake Havasu City or in Mohave County for this period, on 138 separate storm days. Thunderstorm wind outnumbers hail about 4.5 to 1 here: 180 wind reports against 40 hail reports.
On September 23, 2019, 1.75 in. (golf-ball size) hail was reported in Mohave County — the largest in these records for this area. The strongest measured thunderstorm gust was 101 mph on January 21, 2010 in Mohave County. NCEI also lists 4 tornado entries for the area — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
Hail peaks in September (28% of all hail reports), while thunderstorm wind reports cluster in July. December through February accounts for 2 storm days.
The most storm days came in 2022, with 14; the fewest in a full year was 2, in 2020. Across 2022–2024, the area averaged 9.3 storm days a year, above the 15-year average of 8.7.
- Average: 8.7 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- July and September: 53% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 6 in 2014
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in 9 of 15 full years (2010–2024)
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1.00 in. | 101 mph |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 in. | 64 mph |
| 2012 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1.25 in. | 69 mph |
| 2013 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | — | 63 mph |
| 2014 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1.00 in. | 81 mph |
| 2015 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1.50 in. | 67 mph |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0.75 in. | 75 mph |
| 2017 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 in. | 66 mph |
| 2018 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 in. | 62 mph |
| 2019 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1.75 in. | 72 mph |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 13 | — | 84 mph |
| 2022 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 1.00 in. | 75 mph |
| 2023 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0.75 in. | 62 mph |
| 2024 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0.88 in. | 77 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 in. | 68 mph |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/az/lake-havasu-city.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Lake Havasu City storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
How big did hail get in Lake Havasu City, 2010–Oct. 2025?
1.75 in., golf-ball size, reported on September 23, 2019 in Mohave County, per NCEI.
Which year had the most storm days near Lake Havasu City, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2022, with 14 storm days (1 hail report, 31 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 tornado entry). The 15-year average is 8.7 storm days.
How many hail reports does Lake Havasu City see in a typical year?
About 2.5 hail reports a year (2010–2024 average), with 1-inch or larger hail in 9 of 15 years. Thunderstorm wind averages 12 reports a year.
What month has the most hail near Lake Havasu City?
September has the most hail reports (11, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by July (10) and October (7).
What is the strongest measured thunderstorm gust near Lake Havasu City, 2010–Oct. 2025?
101 mph, measured on January 21, 2010 in Mohave County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
Lake Havasu City hail map and wind map
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Free Lake Havasu City weather report by address
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Free Lake Havasu City storm data download
The Lake Havasu City storm records for the last 12 months download free, free to reuse under the data license: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/az/lake-havasu-city.json.
- Coverage: every wind and hail record within about 25 miles of Lake Havasu City (including the parts of California inside that circle) or recorded for Mohave County, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts and hail sizes.
- Rows: each source record before consolidation, including every NWS warning product and smaller storm reports, so the row count differs from the event counts above. The file holds Arizona records only; the counts above also include the neighboring-state records inside the 25-mile circle.
- Statewide files are on the Arizona storm data page.
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Data last refreshed October 7, 2026. Event counts cover wind and hail (warning products, and storm reports from 50 mph or 0.75 in.); flood activity and Special Weather Statements are not counted here.