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Hail reports Connecticut

No hail has been reported anywhere in Connecticut during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Connecticut sees 20 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 2.50 inches. That stone fell at Granby on May 15, 2018. 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 Connecticut at 43 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 20 hail reports in Connecticut a year, across about 6 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Connecticut

Largest hailstones recorded in Connecticut since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
2.50 inchesTennis ballGranby, Hartford CountyMay 15, 2018
2.00 inchesHen eggThomaston, Litchfield CountyMay 31, 2002
2.00 inchesHen eggBurlington, Hartford CountyJun 26, 2009
2.00 inchesHen eggClinton, Middlesex CountyJul 1, 2012
2.00 inchesHen eggKillingworth, Middlesex CountyJul 1, 2012
2.00 inchesHen eggCheshire, New Haven CountyJul 1, 2012
2.00 inchesHen eggFalls Vlg, Litchfield CountyMay 15, 2018
1.75 inchesGolf ballColchester, New London CountyMay 1, 1997
1.75 inchesGolf ballMiddletown, Middlesex CountyAug 3, 1997
1.75 inchesGolf ballDanbury, Fairfield CountyMay 31, 1998

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 Connecticut, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.10.3366310.20.00.0

Counties in Connecticut with the most hail reports

Counties in Connecticut with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Litchfield4.9
Hartford4.6
Fairfield2.3
New Haven2.0
Tolland1.8
New London1.7
Windham1.4
Middlesex1.2

Cities in Connecticut with hail data

Tracked cities in Connecticut with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Hartford11.83.00 inches Jul 26, 2011

Recent days with reports in Connecticut

All Connecticut 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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