South Carolina Hail Statistics

South Carolina averages 61.4 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 26.4 hail days. That ranks 30th of 51 and is under 1% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in May.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

61.4Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 30th most
26.4Hail days a year, 21st most
2.75 inLargest stone reported, April 7, 2022

When hail falls in South Carolina

  • 109 hail reports a year in all, 3.0 of them 2 inches or larger.
  • The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Horry County, about 4.4 a year.
  • The most reports come in May; nationally the peak is May.
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Share of South Carolina hail reports by month, 2021–2025.

Hail by county in South Carolina

45 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 South Carolina. Column headers sort the table.
Horry4.44.61.62.75 in
Greenville4.05.63.02.25 in
Berkeley3.87.84.22.00 in
Lexington3.69.83.01.75 in
York3.44.22.42.75 in
Lancaster3.05.22.62.00 in
Aiken3.04.82.61.75 in
Oconee2.43.62.21.25 in
Pickens2.23.22.21.75 in
Dorchester2.04.01.62.00 in
Anderson2.03.21.82.00 in
Spartanburg2.03.02.81.75 in
Orangeburg1.83.42.41.75 in
Saluda1.82.01.02.00 in
Charleston1.64.42.01.00 in
Chesterfield1.64.42.61.75 in
Newberry1.42.61.82.00 in
Darlington1.41.81.01.25 in
Hampton1.41.61.21.75 in
Edgefield1.22.41.41.25 in
Cherokee1.21.81.61.75 in
Beaufort1.02.21.01.75 in
Fairfield1.01.81.41.00 in
Clarendon1.01.81.61.75 in
Georgetown1.01.00.81.75 in
Florence0.80.80.62.00 in
Richland0.64.01.61.00 in
Calhoun0.61.81.01.00 in
Laurens0.61.00.81.75 in
Marion0.60.80.61.25 in
Chester0.60.80.61.75 in
Greenwood0.60.60.61.25 in
Marlboro0.60.60.61.00 in
Colleton0.41.21.21.75 in
Union0.40.80.81.75 in
Jasper0.40.60.61.50 in
Lee0.40.60.61.75 in
Bamberg0.40.60.61.00 in
Abbeville0.40.40.21.75 in
Kershaw0.21.61.21.00 in
McCormick0.20.40.21.00 in
Dillon0.20.20.21.00 in
Williamsburg0.20.20.21.75 in
Sumter0.01.81.20.75 in
Allendale0.00.40.20.88 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, "South Carolina Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/south-carolina/