Utah Hail Statistics

Utah averages 13.6 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 7.6 hail days. That ranks 38th of 51 and is under 1% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in June.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

13.6Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 38th most
7.6Hail days a year, 39th most
2.00 inLargest stone reported, August 17, 2021

When hail falls in Utah

  • 17.6 hail reports a year in all, 0.2 of them 2 inches or larger.
  • The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Grand County, about 2.0 a year.
  • The most reports come in June; nationally the peak is May.
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Share of Utah hail reports by month, 2021–2025.

Hail by county in Utah

24 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 Utah. Column headers sort the table.
Grand2.02.81.21.50 in
Salt Lake1.62.41.41.25 in
Utah1.21.20.41.75 in
Iron1.01.41.01.50 in
Carbon1.01.00.81.75 in
Tooele0.81.00.81.50 in
Washington0.80.80.81.00 in
Garfield0.60.80.81.75 in
Duchesne0.60.80.61.25 in
Kane0.60.60.21.75 in
Davis0.40.80.41.00 in
Uintah0.40.60.61.00 in
San Juan0.40.60.41.50 in
Beaver0.40.40.42.00 in
Wasatch0.40.40.41.00 in
Weber0.20.40.21.00 in
Cache0.20.20.21.00 in
Wayne0.20.20.21.00 in
Juab0.20.20.21.50 in
Box Elder0.20.20.21.00 in
Emery0.20.20.21.00 in
Morgan0.20.20.21.00 in
Summit0.00.20.20.75 in
Millard0.00.20.20.75 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, "Utah Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/utah/