Louisiana Hail Statistics

Louisiana averages 105 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 25.0 hail days. That ranks 22nd of 51 and is 1% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in May.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

105Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 22nd most

25.0Hail days a year, 23rd most

3.75 inLargest stone reported, June 20, 2023

When hail falls in Louisiana

115 hail reports a year in all, 10.4 of them 2 inches or larger.
The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Caddo Parish, about 8.2 a year.
The most reports come in May; nationally the peak is May.

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

Hail by parish in Louisiana

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

Hail statistics by parish in Louisiana. Column headers sort the table.

Caddo	8.2	9.6	3.2	3.00 in
Bossier	6.8	7.8	3.2	3.00 in
Ouachita	5.6	6.2	2.0	2.50 in
East Baton Rouge	5.0	5.0	3.0	3.75 in
Sabine	4.8	5.4	2.8	2.75 in
Union	4.6	5.6	2.6	1.75 in
Webster	3.6	3.6	2.0	2.75 in
Livingston	3.6	3.6	1.6	1.75 in
Natchitoches	3.2	4.0	2.2	2.00 in
Grant	3.2	3.2	1.8	2.00 in
Calcasieu	3.2	3.2	1.8	2.00 in
St. Tammany	2.8	2.8	1.8	1.75 in
Bienville	2.6	2.8	1.6	2.75 in
Rapides	2.2	2.2	1.6	3.50 in
Franklin	2.0	2.2	1.6	2.00 in
Plaquemines	2.0	2.0	0.4	2.00 in
Lafourche	1.8	1.8	1.0	3.50 in
Acadia	1.6	2.0	1.0	2.00 in
Richland	1.6	1.8	1.2	1.75 in
Tangipahoa	1.6	1.6	1.0	1.75 in
Morehouse	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.75 in
Lincoln	1.4	2.0	1.4	1.75 in
Jefferson	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.25 in
St. Charles	1.4	1.4	0.8	1.75 in
Winn	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.75 in
Ascension	1.4	1.4	0.4	2.00 in
De Soto	1.2	1.8	1.2	2.50 in
Concordia	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.75 in
Caldwell	1.2	1.2	1.0	2.75 in
Catahoula	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.75 in
LaSalle	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.75 in
Terrebonne	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.25 in
Claiborne	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.75 in
West Feliciana	1.2	1.2	0.2	1.75 in
Red River	1.0	1.4	1.2	3.00 in
Assumption	1.0	1.0	0.8	2.00 in
Jefferson Davis	1.0	1.0	0.2	2.50 in
Lafayette	0.8	1.4	1.2	1.75 in
Cameron	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.75 in
Avoyelles	0.8	1.0	0.6	1.50 in
Iberia	0.8	1.0	0.4	1.75 in
Jackson	0.8	0.8	0.6	2.00 in
St. Martin	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.75 in
West Carroll	0.8	0.8	0.6	2.00 in
Beauregard	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.50 in
Allen	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.50 in
Vernon	0.6	1.2	0.6	1.25 in
East Feliciana	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
East Carroll	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Madison	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.75 in
Tensas	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.75 in
West Baton Rouge	0.6	0.6	0.2	2.25 in
St. Landry	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.25 in
Iberville	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.25 in
St. Mary	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.50 in
Orleans	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Pointe Coupee	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Vermilion	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
St. James	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
St. Helena	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.25 in
Washington	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 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, "Louisiana Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/louisiana/