Florida Hail Statistics
Florida averages 75.4 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 27.6 hail days. That ranks 28th of 51 and is 1% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in April.
75.4Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 28th most
27.6Hail days a year, 19th most
3.00 inLargest stone reported, April 24, 2023
When hail falls in Florida
- 95.0 hail reports a year in all, 4.4 of them 2 inches or larger.
- The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Brevard County, about 4.8 a year.
- The most reports come in April; nationally the peak is May.
Hail by county in Florida
| Brevard | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 2.00 in |
| Palm Beach | 4.6 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 1.75 in |
| Seminole | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 2.00 in |
| Volusia | 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.75 in |
| Orange | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.75 in |
| Miami-Dade | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1.75 in |
| Bay | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 2.00 in |
| St. Lucie | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.00 in |
| Escambia | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.50 in |
| Flagler | 2.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.75 in |
| Alachua | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.50 in |
| Broward | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.50 in |
| Polk | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.00 in |
| Leon | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.00 in |
| Lake | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.75 in |
| Gulf | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.00 in |
| St. Johns | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.00 in |
| Hendry | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.00 in |
| Martin | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.00 in |
| Osceola | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.75 in |
| Jackson | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.75 in |
| Santa Rosa | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.75 in |
| Hillsborough | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.00 in |
| Gadsden | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.75 in |
| Walton | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.25 in |
| Marion | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 3.00 in |
| Lee | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 in |
| Duval | 0.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.25 in |
| Nassau | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.75 in |
| Clay | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.00 in |
| Okaloosa | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.00 in |
| Indian River | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.75 in |
| Citrus | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.50 in |
| Collier | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.25 in |
| Hardee | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.00 in |
| Hamilton | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.75 in |
| Calhoun | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.00 in |
| Manatee | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.00 in |
| Highlands | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.75 in |
| Bradford | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.00 in |
| Pasco | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.00 in |
| Washington | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.00 in |
| Columbia | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.75 in |
| Jefferson | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.00 in |
| Pinellas | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.00 in |
| Levy | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.75 in |
| Glades | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.25 in |
| Liberty | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.00 in |
| Wakulla | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.00 in |
| Madison | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.00 in |
| Charlotte | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.00 in |
| Putnam | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.00 in |
| Holmes | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.00 in |
| Baker | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.00 in |
| Franklin | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.75 in |
| Gilchrist | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.88 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, "Florida Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/florida/