Skip to content
WeatherTotals
Get updates

Hail reports Hawaii

No hail has been reported anywhere in Hawaii during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Hawaii sees 0.8 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 4.25 inches. That stone fell at Kaneohe Station on Mar 9, 2012. 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.

as of

NCEI Storm Events data place Hawaii at 51 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 0.8 hail reports in Hawaii a year, across about 0 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Hawaii

Largest hailstones recorded in Hawaii since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
4.25 inchesSoftballKaneohe Station, Honolulu CountyMar 9, 2012
2.00 inchesHen eggKaneohe, Honolulu CountyMar 9, 2012
2.00 inchesHen eggKailua, Honolulu CountyMar 9, 2012
1.75 inchesGolf ballKaneohe Station, Honolulu CountyMar 9, 2012
1.75 inchesGolf ballHana, Maui CountyMar 9, 2012
1.50 inchesPing pong ballKahala, Honolulu CountyMar 6, 2012
1.25 inchesHalf dollarNanakuli, Honolulu CountyMar 23, 2023
1.00 inchesQuarterKealakekua, Hawaii CountyFeb 25, 2002
1.00 inchesQuarterKealakekua, Hawaii CountyMar 24, 2006
1.00 inchesQuarterKamuela, Hawaii CountyMar 8, 2012

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 Hawaii, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.60.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.1

Counties in Hawaii with the most hail reports

Counties in Hawaii with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Hawaii0.3
Honolulu0.3
Maui0.1
Kauai0.0

Cities in Hawaii with hail data

Tracked cities in Hawaii with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Honolulu0.34.25 inches Mar 9, 2012
Hilo0.20.90 inches Mar 24, 2006

Recent days with reports in Hawaii

All Hawaii 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.

Every state