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Hail reports Delaware

No hail has been reported anywhere in Delaware during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Delaware sees 5.0 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 2.50 inches. That stone fell at Harnous Corner on May 22, 2014. 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 Delaware at 47 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 5.0 hail reports in Delaware a year, across about 3 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Delaware

Largest hailstones recorded in Delaware since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
2.50 inchesTennis ballHarnous Corner, New Castle CountyMay 22, 2014
2.25 inchesHen eggPepper, Sussex CountyMay 16, 2022
2.00 inchesHen eggPepper, Sussex CountyMay 16, 2022
1.75 inchesGolf ballNewark, New Castle CountyMay 24, 1999
1.75 inchesGolf ballLaurel, Sussex CountyJul 3, 2002
1.75 inchesGolf ballNewark, New Castle CountyJun 29, 2012
1.75 inchesGolf ballHarnous Corner, New Castle CountyMay 22, 2014
1.75 inchesGolf ballMillsboro, Sussex CountyMay 16, 2025
1.50 inchesPing pong ballSmyrna, Kent CountyJun 6, 2002
1.50 inchesPing pong ballSt Georges, New Castle CountyMay 28, 2019

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 Delaware, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.00.5120.30.70.30.00.00.0

Counties in Delaware with the most hail reports

Counties in Delaware with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
New Castle2.6
Sussex1.3
Kent1.0

Cities in Delaware with hail data

Tracked cities in Delaware with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Wilmington10.02.50 inches May 22, 2014

Recent days with reports in Delaware

All Delaware 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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