Rhode Island Hail Statistics

Rhode Island averages 2.0 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 1.8 hail days. That ranks 48th of 51 and is under 1% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in August.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

2.0Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 48th most

1.8Hail days a year, 48th most

1.50 inLargest stone reported, May 8, 2024

When hail falls in Rhode Island

2.8 hail reports a year in all, none of them 2 inches or larger.
The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Washington County, about 1.0 a year.
The most reports come in August; nationally the peak is May.

Share of Rhode Island hail reports by month, 2021–2025.

Hail by county in Rhode Island

5 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 Rhode Island. Column headers sort the table.

Washington	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.50 in
Kent	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.25 in
Providence	0.2	0.8	0.8	1.00 in
Newport	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Bristol	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, "Rhode Island Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/rhode-island/