Ohio Hail Statistics

Ohio averages 98.8 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 20.8 hail days. That ranks 25th of 51 and is 1% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in May.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

98.8Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 25th most

20.8Hail days a year, 27th most

3.50 inLargest stone reported, February 27, 2023

When hail falls in Ohio

137 hail reports a year in all, 7.4 of them 2 inches or larger.
The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Franklin County, about 5.4 a year.
The most reports come in May; nationally the peak is May.

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

Hail by county in Ohio

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 Ohio. Column headers sort the table.

Franklin	5.4	9.6	3.0	1.75 in
Tuscarawas	4.2	5.0	1.2	2.75 in
Cuyahoga	4.2	5.0	1.4	2.00 in
Muskingum	3.2	4.6	2.0	2.00 in
Greene	3.2	3.8	1.4	3.00 in
Fairfield	3.2	3.8	1.4	2.50 in
Belmont	3.0	3.4	1.0	2.50 in
Montgomery	2.6	4.4	1.6	1.75 in
Licking	2.4	3.8	2.2	2.00 in
Washington	2.4	3.0	1.2	3.50 in
Guernsey	2.2	3.0	1.0	1.50 in
Lorain	2.2	2.6	1.8	1.75 in
Geauga	2.2	2.6	1.0	2.00 in
Butler	2.2	2.4	1.4	2.00 in
Ashland	2.0	2.4	1.2	2.25 in
Lawrence	2.0	2.2	1.2	3.00 in
Clinton	1.8	3.0	1.0	2.50 in
Seneca	1.8	2.0	1.2	3.00 in
Perry	1.8	2.0	1.2	1.75 in
Trumbull	1.8	2.0	0.6	1.75 in
Hamilton	1.6	2.2	1.2	1.25 in
Richland	1.6	2.0	1.2	1.50 in
Pickaway	1.6	1.6	0.2	1.50 in
Warren	1.4	2.2	1.6	1.50 in
Morrow	1.4	1.4	0.8	1.25 in
Miami	1.2	2.0	1.4	1.50 in
Mahoning	1.2	2.0	1.4	1.75 in
Van Wert	1.2	1.6	0.6	1.25 in
Monroe	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.75 in
Carroll	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.75 in
Huron	1.2	1.4	0.8	2.00 in
Clermont	1.0	2.0	1.4	1.50 in
Athens	1.0	1.4	0.8	1.50 in
Highland	1.0	1.4	0.8	2.50 in
Delaware	1.0	1.4	0.8	2.00 in
Logan	1.0	1.4	0.8	2.00 in
Madison	1.0	1.2	0.8	1.25 in
Lucas	1.0	1.2	0.4	2.50 in
Wayne	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.50 in
Ashtabula	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.25 in
Gallia	0.8	1.2	0.6	1.75 in
Allen	0.8	1.2	1.2	1.25 in
Holmes	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.00 in
Jefferson	0.8	1.0	0.6	1.50 in
Ross	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.25 in
Morgan	0.8	1.0	0.6	1.50 in
Fayette	0.8	1.0	0.4	2.00 in
Portage	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.75 in
Harrison	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.25 in
Ottawa	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.25 in
Coshocton	0.6	2.6	1.0	1.00 in
Lake	0.6	1.8	1.2	1.25 in
Shelby	0.6	1.4	0.8	2.75 in
Clark	0.6	1.4	1.0	2.00 in
Brown	0.6	1.2	1.0	1.25 in
Stark	0.6	1.0	0.6	1.75 in
Adams	0.6	0.8	0.8	1.75 in
Sandusky	0.6	0.6	0.2	1.00 in
Williams	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.25 in
Wyandot	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.75 in
Noble	0.4	1.2	0.6	1.50 in
Hancock	0.4	1.0	0.8	1.00 in
Auglaize	0.4	1.0	0.4	1.00 in
Summit	0.4	1.0	0.6	1.25 in
Union	0.4	0.8	0.8	1.00 in
Darke	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Erie	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.75 in
Mercer	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.00 in
Knox	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.25 in
Hardin	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.50 in
Marion	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.25 in
Crawford	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.75 in
Columbiana	0.2	1.2	1.2	1.00 in
Medina	0.2	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Fulton	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Defiance	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Vinton	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Meigs	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Preble	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Hocking	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Putnam	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Paulding	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.50 in
Pike	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.25 in
Scioto	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.50 in
Henry	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.88 in
Wood	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.75 in
Jackson	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, "Ohio Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/ohio/