Hail West Palm Beach, FL
Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of West Palm Beach. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: West Palm Beach has collected 8 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 1.00 inches and fell at 3 NW Florida Gardens. Hail reports are drawn from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters, and the count covers a 25 miles radius around the city. This is the same radius used for the city's long-term hail averages.
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Every figure on this page covers a 25 mile circle centered on West Palm Beach. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 5.3 hail reports a year, coming on about 3.2 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 2.00 inches, on Apr 15, 2016.
Hail storms near West Palm Beach in 2026
| Date | Size | Place | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0.88 inches nickel | 3 ENE CaloosaPalm Beach County | Local Official |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 3 NW Florida GardensPalm Beach County | Public |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 W Ocean RidgePalm Beach County | Public |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | 1 WSW Ocean RidgePalm Beach County | Trained Spotter |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 W Ocean RidgePalm Beach County | Trained Spotter |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | 3 SSE Aberdeen Golf CouPalm Beach County | Public |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | Hagen Ranch Road and BoPalm Beach County | Trained Spotter |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.25 inches pea | 1 NW Aberdeen Golf CourPalm Beach County | Public |
WeatherTotals compiles National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, mostly from the public and trained spotters. Each report is flagged measured or estimated and lists its source and time.
Largest hailstones within 25 miles of West Palm Beach
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Hypoluxo, Palm Beach County | Apr 15, 2016 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County | May 5, 1998 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Delray Beach, Palm Beach County | Aug 2, 1999 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Juno Beach, Palm Beach County | May 15, 2000 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Jupiter, Palm Beach County | Mar 13, 2003 |
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.
Hailstone sizes recorded near West Palm Beach
| Stone size | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 inch | 47 | 42% |
| 1 to under 2 inches | 64 | 57% |
| 2 inches and larger | 1 | 1% |
The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 112 reports within 25 miles of West Palm Beach from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.