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Hail Duluth, MN

Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Duluth. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Duluth has collected 15 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 1.25 inches and fell at 2 NE Munger. 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 Duluth. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 11.6 hail reports a year, coming on about 3.2 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 3.50 inches, on Aug 23, 1998.

Hail storms near Duluth in 2026

Hail reports within 25 miles of Duluth in 2026, newest first
DateSizePlaceReported by
Jul 27, 20261.00 inches quarter3 N PalmersSt. Louis CountyPublic
Jul 27, 20260.50 inches marbleKnife RiverLake CountyTrained Spotter
Jun 29, 20261.00 inches quarterWrenshallCarlton CountyPublic
Jun 29, 20260.50 inches marble5 NW French RiverSt. Louis CountyPublic
May 24, 20260.70 inches marble3 E Rice LakeSt. Louis CountyTrained Spotter
May 19, 20260.25 inches pea3 NNW Rice LakeSt. Louis CountyNWS Employee
Apr 17, 20261.25 inches half dollar2 NE MungerSt. Louis CountyNWS Employee
Apr 17, 20261.00 inches quarter4 NNW HermantownSt. Louis CountyNWS Employee
Apr 17, 20260.50 inches marbleNWS DuluthSt. Louis CountyOfficial NWS Obs
Apr 17, 20260.50 inches marble2 NE MungerSt. Louis CountyPublic
Apr 17, 20260.50 inches marble1 E EskoCarlton CountyTrained Spotter
Apr 17, 20260.50 inches marble3 W South RangeDouglas CountyTrained Spotter
Apr 14, 20260.25 inches pea1 N Knife RiverLake CountyTrained Spotter
Apr 12, 20260.50 inches marble9 NNE Island LakeSt. Louis CountyTrained Spotter
Apr 12, 20261.00 inches quarter5 E ShawSt. Louis CountyStorm Chaser

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 Duluth

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Duluth since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
3.50 inchesTea cupDuluth, St. Louis CountyAug 23, 1998
3.00 inchesTea cupTwig, St. Louis CountyMay 14, 2007
3.00 inchesTea cupPoplar, Douglas CountyJul 26, 2021
3.00 inchesTea cupMaple, Douglas CountyJul 26, 2021
3.00 inchesTea cupSaginaw, St. Louis CountySep 16, 2021

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 Duluth

Hailstone sizes recorded near Duluth
Stone sizeReportsShare
Under 1 inch9840%
1 to under 2 inches13053%
2 inches and larger167%

The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 244 reports within 25 miles of Duluth from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month within 25 miles of Duluth, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.30.23.12.23.51.21.00.10.00.0

Duluth appears in the site's top 12 of the foggiest cities in the US, averaging 45 heavy fog days yearly at its airport station (NCEI daily records).

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.

All Minnesota hail reports