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Hail reports Idaho

No hail has been reported anywhere in Idaho during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Idaho sees 26 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 2.75 inches. That stone fell at Idaho Falls on Sep 13, 2001. 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 Idaho at 42 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 26 hail reports in Idaho a year, across about 11 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Idaho

Largest hailstones recorded in Idaho since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
2.75 inchesBaseballIdaho Falls, Bonneville CountySep 13, 2001
2.75 inchesBaseballSummit, Nez Perce CountyJul 20, 2012
2.75 inchesBaseballLucile, Idaho CountyAug 9, 2019
2.75 inchesBaseballState Line, Kootenai CountyAug 11, 2022
2.50 inchesTennis ballKeuterville, Idaho CountyJul 11, 1998
2.50 inchesTennis ballSummit, Nez Perce CountyJul 20, 2012
2.50 inchesTennis ballMyrtle, Nez Perce CountyJul 20, 2012
2.10 inchesHen eggWoodland, Idaho CountyJun 5, 2022
2.00 inchesHen eggMontpelier, Bear Lake CountyJun 23, 2011
2.00 inchesHen eggChubbuck, Bannock CountyJun 1, 2015

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 Idaho, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.12475620.30.00.0

Counties in Idaho with the most hail reports

Counties in Idaho with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Idaho1.6
Bannock1.5
Bonneville1.4
Clearwater1.2
Twin Falls1.2
Caribou1.2
Bingham1.1
Lemhi1.0
Fremont1.0
Bonner0.9

Cities in Idaho with hail data

Tracked cities in Idaho with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Boise1.32.00 inches May 25, 2018

Hail days in Idaho

Hail days in Idaho
DatesTopWhereStatesReports
September 17 to 18, 20262.50 inches1 NNE Rose, ID220
September 17, 20261.25 inchesGannett, ID16

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Idaho counties with hail reports in 2026

A county earns a spot here as soon as one report in the period is filed.

Recent days with reports in Idaho

All Idaho 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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