Alaska Hail Statistics

Hail is rare in Alaska: NOAA logged an average of 0.6 hail reports a year from 2021–2025, on 0.6 days a year. That ranks 49th of 51 for damaging hail.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

0.6Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 49th most
0.6Hail days a year, 49th most
1.00 inLargest stone reported, June 11, 2024

When hail falls in Alaska

  • 0.6 hail reports a year in all, none of them 2 inches or larger.
  • The most reports come in June; nationally the peak is May.

Hail by borough in Alaska

3 boroughs with at least one hail report, 2021–2025. Yearly averages, sorted by 1-inch+ reports. More people means more reports, so populous boroughs tend to rank higher.

Hail statistics by borough in Alaska. Column headers sort the table.
Middle Tanana Valley0.20.20.21.00 in
Fairbanks Metro Area0.20.20.21.00 in
Upper Tanana Valley0.20.20.21.00 in

About these numbers

Hail reports from the NOAA Storm Events Database, 2021–2025, averaged per year. These are reports to the National Weather Service, not every storm: places with more people report more hail. Full methodology.

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