October 15, 2026 · Hail and wind · 50 states

October 15 in storm history: 4.50-inch hail near Oshkosh, NE.

Historical hail and wind highs for October 15, with community Census context and a comparison to October 15, 2026.

Current edition — reports may arrive or be revised
Archive: 1955-01-17 – 2026-10-15
Revision 5 · Prepared Oct 15, 2026 15:01 UTC

Reports for the selected date: 8; Hail and wind reports combined; not a count of unique storms
States with selected-date reports: 3; Based on available reports
Comparison period: 1955–2025; Earlier October 15 dates; selected year excluded

01 · Hail

Hail · Record and comparison

Selected date—No hail reports recorded yetOctober 15, 2026

Historical high4.50 inOshkosh, NEOctober 15, 1980

Diameter is shown on a shared scale. A dotted circle means no numerical hail size is available; it does not represent a hailstone.

Time since the benchmark: 46 years
Median prior annual peak: 1.75 in across 25 years with numerical reports.

02 · Wind

Wind · Record and comparison

Selected dateFrederick, OK

65.0 mphType not stated

Historical highWestover Hills, TX

100.1 mphType not stated

Shared scale: 0–120 mph. Explicit knot measurements are converted to mph; unknown units are excluded. Measurement type is preserved.

Rank among annual October 15 peaks: 13 of 26 years with an eligible numerical report. Ties share a rank.
Time since the benchmark: 34 years
Median prior annual peak: 64.44 mph across 25 years with numerical reports.

03 · Communities

The communities behind the reports

Stored local Census profiles provide context for each report. These are whole-community estimates, not people or properties hit by the storm.

Hail · Report-linked communities

Historical report

Oshkosh, NE

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 458 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses87.8%
Attached houses1.3%
Apartments6.8%
Mobile homes2.2%
Other2.0%

Hail community comparison
Measure	Oshkosh, NE
Population	775
Households	339
Housing units	458
Detached houses	402
Attached houses	6
Mobile homes	10
Median year built	1948
Median home value	$83,800
Median household income	$40,865
Owner-occupied homes	277
Renter-occupied homes	62
Vacant housing units	119
Households with vehicles	328
Renter share of occupied homes	18.3%
Vacancy share of housing units	26.0%

Wind · Report-linked communities

Selected report

Frederick, OK

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 1912 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses92.2%
Attached houses0.4%
Apartments6.8%
Mobile homes0.6%
Other0.0%

Historical report

Westover Hills, TX

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 387 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses95.3%
Attached houses0.0%
Apartments4.7%
Mobile homes0.0%
Other0.0%

Wind community comparison
Measure	Frederick, OK	Westover Hills, TX
Population	3,460	869
Households	1,314	344
Housing units	1,912	387
Detached houses	1,762	369
Attached houses	8	0
Mobile homes	12	0
Median year built	1964	1975
Median home value	$67,100	$2,000,001
Median household income	$45,459	$250,001
Owner-occupied homes	980	310
Renter-occupied homes	334	34
Vacant housing units	598	43
Households with vehicles	1,204	344
Renter share of occupied homes	25.4%	9.9%
Vacancy share of housing units	31.3%	11.1%

04 · Through the years

October 15, year by year

The largest reported value for each year. Years without a usable measurement remain gaps, not zeros. Leap-day editions compare actual February 29 dates only.

Hail

Annual October 15 peak · in

Wind

Annual October 15 peak · mph

Hail · Other leading October 15 years
Rank	Year	Peak (in)	Location
2	1968	2.75	Lubbock County, TX
2	1992	2.75	Parker County, TX
4	1960	2.50	Sterling County, TX
5	2021	2.00	Mustang, OK

Wind · Other leading October 15 years
Rank	Year	Peak (mph)	Location
2	2004	80.6	Orlando, FL
3	1957	77.1	Matagorda County, TX
4	1956	76.0	Live Oak County, TX
5	2017	75.0	Bridge Creek, OK

Ranks include the selected year.

05 · The record

The original observations

Source names, observation times and measurement qualifications for the records above. Dates follow the source-assigned reporting day.

Hail · Historical high

Report location: Oshkosh, NE
Observed · UTC: 1980-10-15T22:20:00+00:00
Source: NOAA NCEI
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Not marked preliminary

Dated NWS reports Original source ↗

Wind · Selected report

Report location: 3 Sse Frederick, OK
Observed · UTC: 2026-10-15T01:31:00+00:00
Source: National Weather Service
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Preliminary

Dated NWS reports

Wind · Historical high

Report location: Westover Hills, TX
Observed · UTC: 1992-10-16T02:40:00+00:00
Source: NOAA NCEI
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Not marked preliminary

Dated NWS reports Original source ↗

06 · For the newsroom

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Summary

Historical hail high: 4.50 in near Oshkosh, NE, October 15, 1980 (type not stated). No hail reports recorded yet for October 15, 2026 in the available data.

October 15, 2026: the strongest reported wind was 65.0 mph near Frederick, OK. The selected wind peak was 35.1 mph below the prior calendar-date high. Historical wind high: 100.1 mph near Westover Hills, TX, October 15, 1992 (type not stated).

Historical hail report community: Oshkosh, NE; population 775; housing units 458. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Selected wind report community: Frederick, OK; population 3,460; housing units 1,912. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Historical wind report community: Westover Hills, TX; population 869; housing units 387. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Source reports may be preliminary or corrected. Census estimates describe communities, not storm exposure or damage, and do not represent demographics at the time of historical storms. Historical benchmarks cover available prior same-calendar-date records.

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Methods and publication

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Record selection

Largest eligible numerical hail report and strongest eligible numerical wind report per calendar date, among available U.S. NWS reports. The benchmark uses earlier years only. Knots are converted to mph; unknown units are excluded. Edition dates follow source-assigned reporting days; observation timestamps use UTC. No reports in the available data does not mean no hail or wind occurred.

Community context

Profiles use the Census dataset, vintage and geography identified on each card. They describe that vintage, not storm-year demographics. City profiles follow the report’s stored city association. Coordinate-based matches and nearby-city matches provide local context, not proof of exact city-boundary containment or storm impact. Estimates have uncertainty; differences are descriptive.

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