District of Columbia Hail Statistics
Hail is rare in DC: NOAA logged an average of 0.2 hail reports a year from 2021–2025, on 0.2 days a year. That ranks 50th of 51 for damaging hail.
0.2Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 50th most
0.2Hail days a year, 51st most
1.00 inLargest stone reported, April 15, 2024
When hail falls in DC
- 0.2 hail reports a year in all, none of them 2 inches or larger.
- The most reports come in April; nationally the peak is May.
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, "District of Columbia Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/district-of-columbia/