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Hail Billings, MT

Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Billings. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Billings has collected 13 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 2.75 inches and fell at 1 SW Shepherd. 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 Billings. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 14.5 hail reports a year, coming on about 3.6 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 3.00 inches, on Jul 5, 1996.

Hail storms near Billings in 2026

Hail reports within 25 miles of Billings in 2026, newest first
DateSizePlaceReported by
Sep 7, 20262.75 inches baseball1 SW ShepherdYellowstone CountyPublic
Sep 7, 20262.00 inches hen eggShepherdYellowstone CountyPublic
Sep 7, 20262.75 inches baseball1 SW ShepherdYellowstone CountyPublic
Sep 7, 20261.00 inches quarter1 ENE HuntleyYellowstone CountyPublic
Aug 23, 20260.70 inches marble2 W LaurelYellowstone CountyTrained Spotter
Jul 3, 20260.50 inches marble7 SSW BillingsYellowstone CountyPublic
Jun 27, 20260.25 inches pea3 SSW BillingsYellowstone CountyOfficial NWS Obs
Jun 27, 20260.70 inches marbleLaurelYellowstone CountyPublic
Jun 27, 20260.88 inches nickelLaurelYellowstone CountyNWS Employee
Jun 7, 20261.00 inches quarter2 E LockwoodYellowstone CountyTrained Spotter
Jun 7, 20260.70 inches marble5 ESE MoltYellowstone CountyTrained Spotter
Jun 7, 20260.70 inches marble6 W BillingsYellowstone CountyNWS Employee
Jun 7, 20260.70 inches marble6 W BillingsYellowstone CountyTrained Spotter

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 Billings

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Billings since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
3.00 inchesTea cupShepherd, Yellowstone CountyJul 5, 1996
3.00 inchesTea cupBillings Logan Airport, Yellowstone CountyAug 11, 2019
2.75 inchesBaseballHesper, Yellowstone CountyJun 20, 2010
2.75 inchesBaseballBillings, Yellowstone CountyMay 18, 2014
2.75 inchesBaseballMolt, Stillwater CountyAug 11, 2019

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 Billings

Hailstone sizes recorded near Billings
Stone sizeReportsShare
Under 1 inch6220%
1 to under 2 inches21571%
2 inches and larger279%

The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 304 reports within 25 miles of Billings from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month within 25 miles of Billings, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.00.03.43.33.63.90.30.00.00.0

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.

All Montana hail reports