Hail Fargo, ND
Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Fargo. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Fargo has collected 26 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 4.00 inches and fell at 5 E Horace. 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 Fargo. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 12.5 hail reports a year, coming on about 5.0 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 3.50 inches, on Sep 21, 2007.
Hail storms near Fargo in 2026
| Date | Size | Place | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 2 ENE AverillClay County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 E MoorheadClay County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.75 inches golf ball | 1 NE MoorheadClay County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.50 inches ping pong ball | 1 SW DilworthClay County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.25 inches half dollar | 2 SE MoorheadClay County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.00 inches hen egg | DilworthClay County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.75 inches golf ball | 4 S FargoCass County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.75 inches golf ball | MoorheadClay County | Trained Spotter |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.00 inches hen egg | 3 S MoorheadClay County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.00 inches tea cup | 2 SSW MoorheadClay County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.25 inches half dollar | 5 ENE HoraceCass County | Public |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.00 inches softball | 5 E HoraceCass County | Broadcast Media |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.00 inches softball | 4 E HoraceCass County | Broadcast Media |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 4 NW RustadCass County | Public |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 3 S MoorheadClay County | Public |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 3 SE West FargoCass County | Public |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 4 NW RustadCass County | Public |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 1 SW FargoCass County | Public |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.75 inches penny | 2 SW West FargoCass County | Public |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 4 ENE HoraceCass County | Public |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 1 SW FargoCass County | Public |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | FargoCass County | Public |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 4 NE HoraceCass County | Public |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | 1 N MoorheadClay County | Trained Spotter |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 0.50 inches marble | 2 NW FargoCass County | Law Enforcement |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 0.25 inches pea | 2 SE HawleyClay County | Broadcast Media |
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 Fargo
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.50 inches | Tea cup | Fargo, Cass County | Sep 21, 2007 |
| 3.00 inches | Tea cup | Chaffee, Cass County | Jul 17, 2001 |
| 3.00 inches | Tea cup | Moorhead, Clay County | Sep 21, 2007 |
| 2.75 inches | Baseball | Averill, Clay County | Jul 3, 1999 |
| 2.75 inches | Baseball | Lynchburg, Cass County | Jul 17, 2001 |
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 Fargo
| Stone size | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 inch | 78 | 30% |
| 1 to under 2 inches | 166 | 63% |
| 2 inches and larger | 19 | 7% |
The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 263 reports within 25 miles of Fargo from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.