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Hail Salt Lake City, UT

Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Salt Lake City. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Salt Lake City has collected 24 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 2.00 inches and fell at 3 SSW Layton. 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 Salt Lake City. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 3.0 hail reports a year, coming on about 2.1 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 1.75 inches, on Jul 4, 2006.

Hail storms near Salt Lake City in 2026

Hail reports within 25 miles of Salt Lake City in 2026, newest first
DateSizePlaceReported by
Sep 22, 20261.00 inches quarter1 S SuncrestUtah CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.00 inches quarter2 SW TaylorsvilleSalt Lake CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.00 inches quarter2 W MidvaleSalt Lake CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.00 inches quarter1 WSW TaylorsvilleSalt Lake CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20260.75 inches penny1 NW LaytonDavis CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20260.75 inches penny2 SE PetersonMorgan CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20260.88 inches nickelKaysvilleDavis CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.50 inches ping pong ball1 W FarmingtonDavis CountyTrained Spotter
Sep 18, 20260.75 inches penny3 W FarmingtonDavis CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.00 inches quarter1 SW FarmingtonDavis CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.25 inches half dollar1 W LaytonDavis CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.25 inches half dollar3 SSW Mountain GreenMorgan CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.50 inches ping pong ball2 W KaysvilleDavis CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20262.00 inches hen egg3 SSW LaytonDavis CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20260.75 inches penny3 W FarmingtonDavis CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.00 inches quarter1 WSW LaytonDavis CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20261.00 inches quarter2 NW Kimball JctSummit CountyPublic
Sep 18, 20260.50 inches marble1 W HolladaySalt Lake CountyPublic
Jun 25, 20261.50 inches ping pong ballHolladaySalt Lake CountyPublic
Jun 25, 20261.00 inches quarterHolladaySalt Lake CountyPublic
Jun 25, 20261.75 inches golf ballTaylorsvilleSalt Lake CountyBroadcast Media
Jun 25, 20261.75 inches golf ball2 NW TaylorsvilleSalt Lake CountyPublic
Apr 11, 20260.50 inches marbleSandySalt Lake CountyTrained Spotter
Apr 11, 20260.75 inches penny2 ESE West JordanSalt Lake 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 Salt Lake City

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Salt Lake City since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
1.75 inchesGolf ballSalt Lake City, Salt Lake CountyJul 4, 2006
1.75 inchesGolf ballCenterville, Davis CountyAug 25, 2006
1.75 inchesGolf ballSalt Lake No Two Arp, Salt Lake CountyJun 13, 2016
1.75 inchesGolf ballFarmington, Davis CountyAug 22, 2018
1.50 inchesPing pong ballHerriman, Salt Lake CountyAug 11, 1999

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 Salt Lake City

Hailstone sizes recorded near Salt Lake City
Stone sizeReportsShare
Under 1 inch3048%
1 to under 2 inches3252%
2 inches and larger00%

The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 62 reports within 25 miles of Salt Lake City from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month within 25 miles of Salt Lake City, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.00.20.30.70.21.10.40.00.00.0

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.

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