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Hail reports Minnesota

No hail has been reported anywhere in Minnesota during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Minnesota sees 434 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 6.00 inches. That stone fell at Chokio on Jul 31, 2024. 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 Minnesota at 8 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 434 hail reports in Minnesota a year, across about 44 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Minnesota

Largest hailstones recorded in Minnesota since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
6.00 inchesGrapefruitChokio, Stevens CountyJul 31, 2024
5.00 inchesGrapefruitChokio, Stevens CountyJul 31, 2024
4.75 inchesGrapefruitNashua, Wilkin CountyJul 2, 2003
4.50 inchesGrapefruitAdrian, Nobles CountyJun 19, 1996
4.50 inchesGrapefruitCourtland, Nicollet CountyMar 29, 1998
4.50 inchesGrapefruitKent, Wilkin CountyJul 14, 1998
4.50 inchesGrapefruitNew York Mills, Otter Tail CountyJul 8, 2000
4.50 inchesGrapefruitLawndale, Wilkin CountyMay 11, 2004
4.25 inchesSoftballFergus Falls, Otter Tail CountyAug 8, 2005
4.25 inchesSoftballUnderwood, Otter Tail CountyAug 9, 2005

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 Minnesota, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.04208611097743940.40.0

Counties in Minnesota with the most hail reports

Counties in Minnesota with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Hennepin19.0
St. Louis16.8
Stearns12.6
Wright11.9
Otter Tail11.8
Polk10.3
Dakota10.2
Olmsted9.4
Itasca8.8
Crow Wing8.7

Cities in Minnesota with hail data

Tracked cities in Minnesota with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Minneapolis54.64.25 inches Aug 24, 2006
Duluth11.63.50 inches Aug 23, 1998

Hail days in Minnesota

Hail days in Minnesota
DatesTopWhereStatesReports
September 11, 20261.75 inches5 E Artichoke, MN213

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Minnesota 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 Minnesota

All Minnesota 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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