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Hail reports Alaska

No hail has been reported anywhere in Alaska during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Alaska sees 1.2 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 1.50 inches. That stone fell at Talkeetna on Jun 15, 2005. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.

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NCEI Storm Events data place Alaska at 49 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking

From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 1.2 hail reports in Alaska a year, across about 1 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Alaska

Largest hailstones recorded in Alaska since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
1.50 inchesPing pong ballTalkeetna, Susitna Valley CountyJun 15, 2005
1.50 inchesPing pong ballDelta Jct, Deltana And Tanana CountyJun 22, 2007
1.00 inchesQuarterSoldotna, Kenai Peninsula CountyJul 9, 2005
1.00 inchesQuarterPaxson, Copper River Basin CountyJun 18, 2007
1.00 inchesQuarterWasilla, Matanuska Valley CountyAug 18, 2015
1.00 inchesQuarterKwethluk, Kuskokwim Delta CountyJun 5, 2018
1.00 inchesQuarterKoliganek, Bristol Bay CountyJun 6, 2018
1.00 inchesQuarterCollege, Middle Tanana Valley CountyJun 11, 2024
1.00 inchesQuarterEster, Fairbanks Metro Area CountyJun 19, 2025
1.00 inchesQuarterDot Lake, Upper Tanana Valley CountyJul 7, 2025

Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month in Alaska, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.00.00.00.70.40.00.00.00.00.0

Counties in Alaska with the most hail reports

Counties in Alaska with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Kenai Peninsula0.2
Susitna Valley0.2
Middle Tanana Valley0.1
Matanuska Valley0.1
Copper River Basin0.1
Anchorage Municipal To Bird Creek0.0
Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns0.0
Deltana And Tanana0.0
Wrn Tanana Vly Wrn Yukon Vly0.0
Upr Tanana Vly Fortymile0.0

Cities in Alaska with hail data

Tracked cities in Alaska with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Anchorage0.10.75 inches Jul 6, 2005

Recent days with reports in Alaska

All Alaska storm days

National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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