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Hail reports Washington

No hail has been reported anywhere in Washington during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Washington sees 12 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 3.00 inches. That stone fell at Cusick on Jun 17, 1997. 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 Washington at 45 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 12 hail reports in Washington a year, across about 5 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Washington

Largest hailstones recorded in Washington since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
3.00 inchesTea cupCusick, Pend Oreille CountyJun 17, 1997
2.75 inchesBaseballLatah, Spokane CountyAug 11, 2022
2.00 inchesHen eggPomeroy, Garfield CountyMay 31, 1997
2.00 inchesHen eggDartford, Spokane CountyMay 31, 1997
2.00 inchesHen eggNewport, Pend Oreille CountyJun 10, 2003
2.00 inchesHen eggKettle Falls, Stevens CountyJul 23, 2014
2.00 inchesHen eggFord, Stevens CountyJul 10, 2023
1.75 inchesGolf ballLind, Adams CountyJul 10, 1998
1.75 inchesGolf ballLind, Adams CountyJul 10, 1998
1.75 inchesGolf ballAlbion, Whitman CountyApr 27, 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.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month in Washington, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.10.223420.40.10.00.0

Counties in Washington with the most hail reports

Counties in Washington with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Okanogan1.4
Spokane1.1
Pend Oreille1.0
Asotin0.9
Stevens0.9
Yakima0.8
Whitman0.8
Walla Walla0.6
Chelan0.5
Grant0.5

Cities in Washington with hail data

Tracked cities in Washington with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Spokane1.42.75 inches Aug 11, 2022
Seattle0.11.00 inches Mar 10, 2006

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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