Delaware Hail Statistics

Delaware averages 3.2 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 2.6 hail days. That ranks 46th of 51 and is under 1% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in April.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

3.2Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 46th most
2.6Hail days a year, 47th most
2.25 inLargest stone reported, May 16, 2022

When hail falls in Delaware

  • 4.4 hail reports a year in all, 0.4 of them 2 inches or larger.
  • The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Sussex County, about 1.8 a year.
  • The most reports come in April; nationally the peak is May.
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Share of Delaware hail reports by month, 2021–2025.

Hail by county in Delaware

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

Hail statistics by county in Delaware. Column headers sort the table.
Sussex1.82.21.42.25 in
New Castle1.01.40.81.00 in
Kent0.40.80.61.00 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, "Delaware Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/delaware/