Hail Statistics by State

The US logs about 7,252 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, the size that can damage roofs and cars. Texas has by far the most, about 1,217 a year, and the five highest states account for 42% of them. Hail peaks in May.

By Home Stats Data · Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

7,252US reports of 1-inch+ hail a year (978 of 2 inches or more)
233Days a year with hail reported somewhere in the US
7.02 inLargest stone reported: Texas, June 2, 2024

Where damaging hail falls most

Alabama: 123 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearAlaska: 0.6 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearArizona: 31.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearColorado: 369 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearFlorida: 75.4 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearGeorgia: 103 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearIndiana: 112 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearKansas: 516 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearMaine: 12.0 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearMassachusetts: 13.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearMinnesota: 327 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearNew Jersey: 23.0 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearNorth Carolina: 111 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearNorth Dakota: 157 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearOklahoma: 465 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearPennsylvania: 89.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearSouth Dakota: 312 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearTexas: 1,217 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearWyoming: 105 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearConnecticut: 6.4 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearMissouri: 355 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearWest Virginia: 45.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearIllinois: 270 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearNew Mexico: 106 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearArkansas: 184 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearCalifornia: 5.6 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearDelaware: 3.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearDistrict of Columbia: 0.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearHawaii: 0.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearIowa: 278 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearKentucky: 114 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearMaryland: 36.8 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearMichigan: 67.6 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearMississippi: 130 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearMontana: 139 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearNew Hampshire: 37.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearNew York: 61.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearOhio: 98.8 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearOregon: 6.6 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearTennessee: 159 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearUtah: 13.6 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearVirginia: 96.4 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearWashington: 5.6 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearWisconsin: 206 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearNebraska: 462 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearSouth Carolina: 61.4 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearIdaho: 22.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearNevada: 3.2 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearVermont: 8.0 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearLouisiana: 105 reports of 1-inch+ hail a yearRhode Island: 2.0 reports of 1-inch+ hail a year
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Reports of hail 1 inch or larger per year, 2021–2025 average. Hover or tap a state for its page. Map: US Census Bureau via us-atlas.

Hail season: when it falls

Across the US, 62% of hail reports come in April, May and June.

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Share of US hail reports by month, 2021–2025.

All 50 states and DC

Yearly averages, 2021–2025. Sorted by reports of 1-inch+ hail. Select a column to sort, or a state for its counties.

Hail statistics by state. Column headers sort the table.
1Texas1,21724193.87.02 inMay
2Kansas51675.464.64.50 inMay
3Oklahoma46578.657.66.00 inMay
4Nebraska46283.263.46.00 inJune
5Colorado36963.248.85.25 inJune
6Missouri35546.439.65.00 inMay
7Minnesota32741.638.26.00 inJuly
8South Dakota31239.851.24.50 inJuly
9Iowa27833.835.64.00 inApril
10Illinois27026.232.64.00 inMay
11Wisconsin20623.630.44.50 inMay
12Arkansas18428.234.24.50 inApril
13Tennessee15912.626.44.00 inMay
14North Dakota15719.631.64.50 inJuly
15Montana13920.223.64.00 inJuly
16Mississippi13012.228.44.88 inApril
17Alabama12315.228.44.50 inApril
18Kentucky11411.619.84.50 inMay
19Indiana11215.819.44.00 inMarch
20North Carolina1114.827.04.00 inMay
21New Mexico10614.234.23.50 inMay
22Louisiana10510.425.03.75 inMay
23Wyoming10511.029.24.50 inJuly
24Georgia1035.030.44.00 inApril
25Ohio98.87.420.83.50 inMay
26Virginia96.45.021.04.00 inMay
27Pennsylvania89.23.620.63.00 inApril
28Florida75.44.427.63.00 inApril
29Michigan67.68.621.64.00 inJune
30South Carolina61.43.026.42.75 inMay
31New York61.22.216.83.00 inJuly
32West Virginia45.22.212.42.50 inApril
33New Hampshire37.20.411.42.00 inJuly
34Maryland36.82.89.64.00 inMay
35Arizona31.21.017.62.75 inSeptember
36New Jersey23.01.27.62.50 inApril
37Idaho22.20.610.02.75 inJune
38Utah13.60.27.62.00 inJune
39Massachusetts13.20.25.42.00 inJuly
40Maine12.00.65.02.50 inJune
41Vermont8.00.04.01.75 inJuly
42Oregon6.60.25.22.50 inAugust
43Connecticut6.40.03.41.75 inJune
44California5.60.09.01.75 inMarch
45Washington5.60.43.42.75 inJune
46Delaware3.20.42.62.25 inApril
47Nevada3.20.03.41.50 inMay
48Rhode Island2.00.01.81.50 inAugust
49Alaska0.60.00.61.00 inJune
50District of Columbia0.20.00.21.00 inApril
51Hawaii0.20.00.41.25 inFebruary

Where the numbers come from

NOAA's Storm Events Database records hail reported to the National Weather Service by trained spotters, emergency managers, the public and others, with the county, date and stone size. We count hail reports in each state and county for 2021–2025 and average them per year. A hail day is a date with at least one report.

Read with care: these are reports, not every storm. Places with more people report more hail, so cities rank higher than empty rangeland, and big states rank higher than small ones. Full methodology.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database.

Cite: Home Stats Data, "Hail Statistics by State," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/