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New Colorado record broken with massive hailstone

Record Hail Stone
Posted at 5:13 PM, Aug 14, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-15 10:10:39-04

BETHUNE, Colo. — A Colorado state record was broken this week after a very large hailstone was reported in Bethune, CO on August 13. After 30 minutes of melting, the stone was measured at 4.83" in diameter by the Colorado Climate Center and the National Weather Service in Goodland, Kansas. The hailstone weighs 8.5 ounces and is 12 and 7/8 inches in circumference. These are the preliminary measurements of the hailstone, and this article will be updated when the official results come in.

This breaks the long standing record of 4.5" for the state, which had been previously reported 20 times since 1971!

Courtesy Colorado Climate Center