Indiana Hail Statistics

Indiana averages 112 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 19.4 hail days. That ranks 19th of 51 and is 2% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in March.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

112Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 19th most

19.4Hail days a year, 30th most

4.00 inLargest stone reported, June 25, 2023

When hail falls in Indiana

137 hail reports a year in all, 15.8 of them 2 inches or larger.
The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Marion County, about 3.8 a year.
The most reports come in March; nationally the peak is May.

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

Hail by county in Indiana

87 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 Indiana. Column headers sort the table.

Marion	3.8	5.0	3.0	2.00 in
Harrison	3.8	3.8	1.2	2.75 in
St. Joseph	3.4	4.8	1.0	2.50 in
Clark	3.4	3.4	1.6	2.00 in
Hamilton	3.2	4.2	2.2	2.50 in
Elkhart	3.0	4.0	1.4	2.00 in
LaPorte	3.0	3.4	1.2	3.50 in
Crawford	3.0	3.0	1.6	1.50 in
Boone	2.6	3.8	1.8	2.50 in
Allen	2.4	4.0	2.4	1.75 in
Wells	2.4	3.2	0.8	2.50 in
Putnam	2.4	2.6	1.2	3.00 in
Morgan	2.4	2.4	1.8	1.75 in
Orange	2.4	2.4	1.0	3.00 in
Lake	2.4	2.4	1.6	1.50 in
Monroe	2.2	2.8	2.0	2.50 in
Steuben	2.2	2.4	1.0	3.00 in
Hancock	2.0	2.2	0.8	3.40 in
Jackson	1.8	2.2	1.6	2.00 in
Starke	1.8	2.2	0.8	3.00 in
Jefferson	1.8	2.0	1.0	2.25 in
Floyd	1.8	1.8	1.0	1.75 in
Vigo	1.8	1.8	1.2	1.75 in
Marshall	1.6	2.2	1.0	2.75 in
Delaware	1.6	1.8	1.4	2.00 in
Martin	1.6	1.6	0.8	3.00 in
Dubois	1.6	1.6	0.8	4.00 in
Noble	1.6	1.6	0.6	3.00 in
Sullivan	1.6	1.6	1.2	4.00 in
Gibson	1.4	2.4	2.0	1.75 in
Madison	1.4	2.0	1.4	2.00 in
Knox	1.4	1.8	1.2	2.00 in
Lawrence	1.4	1.8	1.4	2.00 in
Hendricks	1.4	1.8	1.2	2.00 in
Randolph	1.4	1.6	0.8	1.25 in
Montgomery	1.4	1.6	1.0	1.25 in
Porter	1.4	1.4	0.8	1.25 in
Owen	1.2	1.6	1.0	4.00 in
Spencer	1.2	1.6	1.2	1.75 in
Daviess	1.2	1.4	0.8	1.75 in
Clinton	1.2	1.4	0.6	4.00 in
Jennings	1.0	1.8	1.6	1.75 in
Posey	1.0	1.4	1.2	2.75 in
Wabash	1.0	1.2	0.8	1.25 in
Johnson	1.0	1.2	0.8	2.00 in
DeKalb	1.0	1.0	0.4	3.50 in
Adams	1.0	1.0	0.6	1.25 in
Brown	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.25 in
Grant	1.0	1.0	0.6	1.25 in
Vanderburgh	0.8	1.4	1.4	1.50 in
Pike	0.8	1.4	1.2	1.50 in
Rush	0.8	1.4	1.2	1.00 in
Huntington	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.75 in
Switzerland	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.00 in
Greene	0.8	1.0	1.0	1.75 in
Decatur	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.25 in
Bartholomew	0.8	1.0	1.0	1.25 in
Blackford	0.8	1.0	0.6	1.25 in
Jay	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.75 in
Dearborn	0.6	1.2	0.8	1.75 in
Kosciusko	0.6	1.0	0.8	1.25 in
Shelby	0.6	1.0	0.8	1.00 in
Henry	0.6	0.8	0.6	2.75 in
Fountain	0.6	0.8	0.6	3.00 in
Tipton	0.6	0.8	0.4	2.00 in
Fulton	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.00 in
Newton	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.75 in
Whitley	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.75 in
Clay	0.6	0.6	0.6	2.00 in
LaGrange	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.00 in
Wayne	0.6	0.6	0.2	1.75 in
Warrick	0.4	1.0	1.0	1.00 in
Washington	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.25 in
Howard	0.4	0.6	0.4	2.85 in
Perry	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Vermillion	0.4	0.4	0.4	2.00 in
Franklin	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.75 in
Warren	0.4	0.4	0.4	2.50 in
Miami	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.50 in
Ripley	0.2	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Tippecanoe	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Jasper	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Cass	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Scott	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Fayette	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.75 in
Pulaski	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.50 in
Ohio	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.75 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, "Indiana Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/indiana/