NOAA Storm Events · January 2018
Hail in January 2018: 44 NOAA reports across 9 states
NOAA logged 44 hail reports in January 2018, in 25 counties across 9 states. California had the most (14). The largest stone was 2 inches (a hen egg), near Seaside in Clatsop County, Oregon, on January 18, 2018. The worst day was January 21, 2018, with 14 reports in 3 states.
- Where
- 25 counties in 9 states; California had 32% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 2 inches, a hen egg, in Clatsop County, OR (near Seaside), on January 18, 2018
- Worst day
- January 21, 2018: 14 reports in 3 states, 32% of the month
- Days with hail
- 7 of 31 days had at least one report
- under 1 in
- 1 to 1.74 in
- 1.75 to 2.74 in
- 2.75 in and up
Day by day
January 21, 2018 was the worst day with 14 reports. A day with hail averaged 6.
| January 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| January 2 | 0 |
| January 3 | 0 |
| January 4 | 0 |
| January 5 | 0 |
| January 6 | 0 |
| January 7 | 0 |
| January 8 | 0 |
| January 9 | 0 |
| January 10 | 0 |
| January 11 | 1 |
| January 12 | 0 |
| January 13 | 0 |
| January 14 | 0 |
| January 15 | 0 |
| January 16 | 0 |
| January 17 | 0 |
| January 18 | 2 |
| January 19 | 4 |
| January 20 | 0 |
| January 21 | 14 |
| January 22 | 13 |
| January 23 | 1 |
| January 24 | 0 |
| January 25 | 9 |
| January 26 | 0 |
| January 27 | 0 |
| January 28 | 0 |
| January 29 | 0 |
| January 30 | 0 |
| January 31 | 0 |
Where it hit hardest
Ranked by NOAA hail reports. A report is one spotter or sensor entry for one county and storm, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell.
| CA | 14 |
|---|---|
| TX | 13 |
| IL | 8 |
| KY | 3 |
| OH | 2 |
| AR | 1 |
| IN | 1 |
| OK | 1 |
| OR | 1 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 14 | 31.8% | 0.75 in |
| 2 | Texas | 13 | 29.5% | 1.75 in |
| 3 | Illinois | 8 | 18.2% | 1 in |
| 4 | Kentucky | 3 | 6.8% | 1 in |
| 5 | Ohio | 2 | 4.5% | 0.88 in |
| 6 | Arkansas | 1 | 2.3% | 1.25 in |
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | 2.3% | 0.88 in |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2.3% | 1 in |
| 9 | Oregon | 1 | 2.3% | 2 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonoma County, CA | 6 | 0.25 in |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 5 | 0.75 in |
| 3 | Tarrant County, TX | 5 | 0.88 in |
| 4 | Dallas County, TX | 3 | 0.88 in |
| 5 | Sangamon County, IL | 3 | 1 in |
| 6 | Menard County, IL | 2 | 1 in |
| 7 | Wood County, TX | 2 | 1.75 in |
| 8 | Alameda County, CA | 1 | 0.25 in |
| 9 | Boone County, KY | 1 | 1 in |
| 10 | Bureau County, IL | 1 | 0.88 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 25 counties and all 9 states.
How January 2018 compares
| Compared with | Reports | January 2018 was |
|---|---|---|
| December 2017 | 21 | +23 (+110%) |
| January 2017 | 174 | -130 (-75%) |
| the average January in the other 12 years | 52 | -8 (-15%) |
January 2018 was the 6th busiest January of the 13 in the record and the 130th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 85 |
| 2017 | 174 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 58 |
| 2021 | 39 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 101 |
| 2024 | 76 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Every January in the record, 2014 to 2026. Months after June 2026 are not in NOAA's file yet.
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Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, hail rows at county level, data through June 2026. Reports are preliminary and unverified: they show that hail was reported in a county, not that a given roof was damaged. Method: how we count. More: State of Hail by year · county hail history · press.
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