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Hail reports Nevada

No hail has been reported anywhere in Nevada during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Nevada sees 8.9 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 2.75 inches. That stone fell at Virginia City on Jun 24, 2005. 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 Nevada at 46 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 8.9 hail reports in Nevada a year, across about 6 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Nevada

Largest hailstones recorded in Nevada since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
2.75 inchesBaseballVirginia City, Storey CountyJun 24, 2005
2.00 inchesHen eggBoulder Jct, Clark CountyJun 30, 2016
1.75 inchesGolf ballLas Vegas, Clark CountyAug 16, 1996
1.75 inchesGolf ballLas Vegas, Clark CountyAug 16, 1996
1.75 inchesGolf ballBattle Mountain, Lander CountyJun 7, 1997
1.75 inchesGolf ballDayton, Lyon CountyJul 30, 1997
1.75 inchesGolf ballLas Vegas, Clark CountyAug 9, 1997
1.75 inchesGolf ballLogandale, Clark CountyAug 7, 1998
1.75 inchesGolf ballNellis Afb, Clark CountySep 11, 1998
1.75 inchesGolf ballLas Vegas, Clark CountySep 11, 1998

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 Nevada, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.10.121320.80.50.00.0

Counties in Nevada with the most hail reports

Counties in Nevada with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Clark3.3
Elko1.6
Washoe1.0
Lincoln0.5
Eureka0.5
Churchill0.4
Humboldt0.3
Nye0.3
Douglas0.2
Lyon0.2

Cities in Nevada with hail data

Tracked cities in Nevada with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Las Vegas2.22.00 inches Jun 30, 2016
Reno1.32.75 inches Jun 24, 2005

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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